Venezuela receives 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine donated by China.
Rwandan politician, 4th and current President of Rwanda
legislative branch of the North Dakota government
local government area in Western Australia
The Ministry of Health detects a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a cluster of eight cases in a hospital in Lannion, Brittany.
immunisation programme against COVID-19 in India
The Victoria State Government announces the establishment of a truth commission into genocidal violence against the state's Indigenous population from the late 18th century to the early 20th century, as part of a process towards developing a treaty.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani rejects the United States peace plans, but says that he is open to holding a new presidential election in six months.
Prime Minister Hun Sen orders a temporary closure of the country's civil institutions and reduces their on-site employees by 90% for at least a week, with the exception of military and health workers due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
President Emmanuel Macron announces the extension of the "light lockdown" to the rest of the country, which includes a school closure from April 12 to April 26, a one-month domestic travel ban, and closure of non-essential businesses beginning April 3 in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Greece
Immigration policy of the Joe Biden administration
One person is killed and six others are wounded in a mass stabbing in and around a public library in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
At least 10 people are killed during attacks at two villages in the Tillabéri Region, Niger.
The Vatican Museums and the Palace of Castel Gandolfo's gardens closes for third time for the duration of the last lockdown decree of the Italian Government.
The Philippines reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person who travelled from Brazil.
local time from tomorrow until March 22, as well as a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all travelers from Africa, in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
The U.S. State Department orders all "non-emergency" diplomats and their families to leave Myanmar amid worsening violence in the country.
homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community
Fiji begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the COVAX initiative.
Serbian prime minister Ana Brnabić announces a five-day nationwide lockdown from tomorrow until March 21, which will close all non-essential shops.
Lockdown restrictions in England are relaxed as new COVID-19 laws enter force, formally ending the government's "stay at home" order, allowing the resumption of outdoor sports, and allowing people to meet in groups of up to six outdoors.
Date: 15 December 2020 – 1 December 2022 (1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Myanmar's State Administration Council revokes the licence of five media companies, namely Myanmar Now, Khit Thit Media, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), Mizzima, and 7Day, amidst the crackdown on press outlets covering anti-coup protests.
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
will remain in place through the election on March 17, but those working or visiting a voting booth will not be fined for breaching it.
A volcano erupts south of ​Fagradalsfjall in Reykjanes, southwestern Iceland, according to the Meteorological Office. The eruption follows 40,000 earthquakes detected in the last month.
Mongolia reports a record 169 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,833.
Ukraine reports a new single-day record for the second consecutive day of 343 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 30,773.
Hungary's ruling party Fidesz withdraws from the conservative European Parliament bloc European People's Party (EPP), after the EPP changed its rules to allow it to expel a party's entire delegation. Fidesz's membership had been suspended since 2019 after it accused then-European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and philanthropist George Soros of conspiring to "flood" Europe with migrants during a national campaign.
Prime Minister Janez Jansa announces a circuit-breaker lockdown from April 1 to 12, which will close all non-essential businesses and in-person cultural and religious venues, ban gatherings of more than 10 people, and shift schools to remote learning.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Mexico
Poland reports a record for the third consecutive day of 35,143 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,189,966.
Syria begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19. Medical health workers are the first to receive the vaccine.
At least one person is killed and 40 others are injured when a train derails in Sindh, Pakistan.
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, test positive for COVID-19.
It is reported that former U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the White House prior to their departure on January 20.
Hungary reports a record 11,265 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 614,612.
Clinical trials for the vaccine produced by Oxford and AstraZeneca show that it is 79% effective against COVID-19.
Twenty people are wounded in a double suicide bombing outside the Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A Chinese law enacted on 2300 HKT, June 30, 2020, only in Hong Kong, for Safeguarding National Security
Togo begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to three years in jail for corruption, after being found guilty of trying to offer a job to a magistrate in return for information about a criminal inquiry into his political party.
According to exit polls, turnout was at 82.6%, the highest since 1986.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
Travellers from these countries will be required to quarantine for 14 days at a government-designated facility.
A fire occurs at a detention center for migrants in Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 170 others.
second-largest city in Armenia and capital of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country
Emeritus queen consort Sofía receives the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency extends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged 65 and older as overseas trials show its effectiveness.
At least twelve Iranian vessels have been bombed with limpet mines, according to U.S.
Five pro-government militia men are killed in an overnight attack in the Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan.
Mongolia surpasses 3,000 cases of COVID-19.
The Philippines surpasses 600,000 total COVID-19 cases.
Italy invokes the European Union powers to block shipment of 250,700 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia amid escalations between the bloc and AstraZeneca.
overview of association football practiced in Scotland
Bangladesh reports a record 5,358 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 611,295.
Freedom House, in its annual Freedom in the World report, downgrades India from "free" to "partially free". The report cites the rise in mob violence against Muslims, increased government interference in the judiciary, increased intimidation against journalists and activists, and the government's heavy-handed approach to COVID-19 lockdowns that left millions of migrants stranded as the main reasons for the downgrade.
Michigan surpasses 600,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Protesters storm the Presidential Palace in Aden, Yemen, amidst anger over the lack of services and poor living conditions.
At least seven soldiers are killed after al-Shabaab militants storm a jail in Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia.
Saudi Arabia confirms that it will ease COVID-19-related restrictions in entertainment and events and will reopen cinemas, gyms, and sport centres beginning on March 7.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen receives a dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by the COVAX initiative.
Date: 10 January 2016 – present (7 years, 1 month and 4 days)
Belarusian authorities charge opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya with terrorism for allegedly attempting to stage false flag bombings in the capital Minsk and Barysaw.
U.S. and Arab officials disclose a clandestine Israeli naval operation against vessels in the Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea carrying Iranian oil and weaponry to Syria since 2019. At least twelve Iranian vessels have been bombed with limpet mines, according to U.S. officials.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte extends the country's strict lockdown until the end of the month and advises against foreign travel until April 15.
Russian anti-corruption activist and politician Ivan Zhdanov, head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation and an ally of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accuses authorities of detaining his father in order to pressure him on his anti-government activities, including mass protests to call for the release of Navalny.
Chancellor Angela Merkel announces that the country imposes an "emergency brake" and extends their nationwide lockdown until April 18, which including the closure of shops from April 1 to April 5, amidst a spike of the COVID-19 cases.
Togo begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé is the first person to receive the vaccine.
Arizona reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa.
San Marino surpasses 5,000 people vaccinated and becomes the fifth country in the world in terms of vaccine administrations in proportion to its population.
variant, which was originally detected in the Philippines and has been designated as a "variant of investigation".
forms one half of the executive branch of the government of Romania
Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko dies of cancer at a private hospital in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
2021 suicide bombing attack in Makassar, Indonesia
Gunmen in Niger kill at least 58 people after ambushing a convoy returning from a market and then attacking a nearby village.
Restrictions temporarily increase in towns surrounding Byron Bay, New South Wales, after people linked to a recent outbreak of the UK variant in Brisbane spread the virus.
China and Iran sign a 25-year cooperation agreement at a live televised ceremony in Tehran, following a two-day state visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The accord is expected to significantly increase Chinese investment in Iran, especially in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Maine reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil.
The stance of the Catholic Church on same-sex marriage
An upper court in Hong Kong denies bail for a second time to 11 of the 47 defendants in the case, citing national security risks. Among those who were again denied bail are prominent activists and politicians such as Leung Kwok-hung, Claudia Mo, Jimmy Sham, Lester Shum, and Fergus Leung. The remaining defendants either withdrew their bail application or remain in custody under other circumstances.
China confirms an outbreak of the African swine fever in the key pork-producing provinces of Hubei and Sichuan.
The murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for his involvement in the killing of George Floyd begins in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
The report cites the rise in mob violence against Muslims, increased government interference in the judiciary, increased intimidation against journalists and activists, and the government's heavy-handed approach to COVID-19 lockdowns that left millions of migrants stranded as the main reasons for the downgrade.
series of conflicts between Indigenous Australians and colonial settlers during the British colonisation of Australia
Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachyov says Russia wants an apology or explanation from the United States after President Joe Biden referred to Vladimir Putin as a soulless killer and may retaliate with a reasonable next step unless it gets one.
The Suez Canal has now been blocked for four consecutive days.
President Vladimir Putin receives a dose of a domestically-produced COVID-19 vaccine; it is unknown which of Russia's current three vaccine candidates was administered. Earlier in the day, the government had announced this ambiguity was deliberate, before noting that "all three Russian-made vaccines are absolutely reliable and effective."
capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada
Germany, Italy, France, and Spain suspend the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of blood clots.
county in the state of Washington, United States
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa calls on all members of the ruling African National Congress that are facing charges of corruption or other serious crimes to resign from their positions within 30 days and threatens to suspend those who do not comply.
interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart
At least four people are killed and another injured during a mass shooting at an office building in Orange, California, United States. The attacker is shot and wounded by responding security forces.
A car bombing near a police station in Herat Province kills at least eight people and wounds more than 50 others.
China and Iran sign a 25-year cooperation agreement at a live televised ceremony in Tehran, following a two-day state visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
children associated with military organisations
Illinois reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Chicago.
Prime Minister Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19, two days after being vaccinated.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican body responsible for promulgating Catholic doctrine, rules that priests cannot bless same-sex unions or marriages, calling any such blessing "not licit".
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files a lawsuit against Griddy, accusing them of charging Texans "outrageous amounts" after the winter storm that resulted in power outages for millions in the state.
Georgia receives 43,200 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine distributed through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
He also urges India to play a role in restoring peace in the country.
Turkey reports 15,503 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, and brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,894,893.
Malawi receives its first shipment of 360,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
The Government of Catalonia announces that 79,000 vaccinated persons were mistakenly recorded as COVID-19 cases.
Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad in the first ever Papal visit to Iraq.
The revised total is 321,000, thereby making it the country with the world's second-highest number of deaths.
air warfare branch of France's armed forces
India reports 46,951 new cases and 212 deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest daily case total since November and also the highest daily death total since January.
Jordan approves the emergency use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hu says his country will continue to reject talks with the United States until the latter stops "its hostile policy".
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present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)
Colombian municipality of the department of Guaviare
Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, the opposition presidential candidate, dies from COVID-19 on a plane en route to France for treatment, a day after the election.
Poland reports a record 29,978 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,160,671. The country also surpasses 50,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Turkey reports 14,941 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, and brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,850,930.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Mauritania
Scottish men's association football top division
One person is dead, twenty others are injured, and three are missing after an explosion at the Pertamina oil refinery in Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia.
Mexico publishes revised figures, indicating that the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 is 60% higher than previously reported. The revised total is 321,000, thereby making it the country with the world's second-highest number of deaths.
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announces that overseas spectators will be banned from entry to Japan to watch the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics due to risk of spread of COVID-19.
Piedmont temporarily suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine after a teacher in the town of Biella reportedly died after receiving the vaccine.
2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
The Ministry of Health detects a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a cluster of eight cases in a hospital in Lannion, Brittany. Many of these cases can't be detected by PCR tests.
South Africa concludes the sale of their Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines to the African Union after the country stopped using these vaccines because they were found to be not highly effective against the 501.V2 variant.
Sri Lanka receives 600,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine from China. Vaccination of Chinese nationals could commence first as the Medicines Regulatory Authority says that the vaccination of Sri Lankans will begin after a study by a committee of experts.
Pakistan surpasses 600,000 cases of COVID-19.
A Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil crashes in Normandy, France, killing National Assembly member and businessman Olivier Dassault and the aircraft's pilot.
Thirty-eight protesters are shot dead and 30 more are wounded by the military and police as protests against the February 1 coup continue across the country.
A bombing in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, kills three people and injures 13 others. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy of incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte finishes first in the nation's general election. The liberal Democrats 66 party is projected to equal their best-ever result, finishing second with 24 seats. A record of 17 parties are also in track to enter the House of Representatives.
Three police officers are killed in a roadside bomb blast in Laghman.
U.S. President Joe Biden announces that Merck & Co. will produce single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to help his administration goal for vaccinating every adult by the end of May.
2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
combined military forces of the Philippines
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The President of Tanzania John Magufuli has not been seen in public since February 27.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson receives his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
The Gaza Strip receives 40,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine from the United Arab Emirates.
The government's spokesman Kyriacos Koushos tests positive for COVID-19.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Australia
Denmark reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from the Capital Region.
2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
most populous city in the United States of America
The Philippines reports a record 7,103 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 648,066.
The United States House of Representatives votes 220–211 to pass the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which extends weekly jobless benefit payments of $300 until September, sends $1,400 checks to individuals, and funds other coronavirus relief programs for states and businesses. The stimulus bill will be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.
French authorities extend their weekend lockdown to the northern region of Pas-de-Calais, prompting hundreds of thousands of people to stay at home on Saturdays and Sundays due to the spread of COVID-19.
and Arab officials disclose a clandestine Israeli naval operation against vessels in the Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea carrying Iranian oil and weaponry to Syria since 2019.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
The liberal Democrats 66 party is projected to equal their best-ever result, finishing second with 24 seats.
British Columbia reports its first three cases of Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil.
Wisconsin confirms their first cases of the Lineage P.1 and 501.V2 variant of SARS-CoV-2.
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Citizens in the Republic of the Congo head to the polls to elect their President. Incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso is expected to extend his 36-year rule as his main rival Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas remains hospitalized in France, where he was evacuated after contracting COVID-19.
Brazil reports a record 1,910 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 259,271.
Russia reports its first two cases of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa.
Two people are killed and three others injured in Myitkyina after being shot in the head, as security forces open fire on people protesting against the coup d'état in Myanmar.
Spanish media reports that emeritus King of Spain Juan Carlos I was vaccinated in Abu Dhabi, where he is in self-exile.
Militants raid a school in Zamfara, killing a student during an attempted mass kidnapping.
Three soldiers are killed and seven others are wounded when two military posts are attacked in Kafolo and Téhini, Ivory Coast.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs places sanctions against the chair and vice-chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and Canadian MP Michael Chong. Beijing’s sanctions followed those imposed by the United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada earlier this week for what they say are violations of the rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
Sudan begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 beginning with medical workers.
political entity of the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the second country in Europe to reach the milestone after the United Kingdom.
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
American award for achievements in music
A Kazakh Air Force Antonov An-26 crashes in Almaty, killing four crew members on board and wounding two others.
South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approves the use of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine following separate evaluations of the vaccine's safety and efficacy.
armed conflict in India between the state and Maoists
This is seen by many Western countries as further eroding the freedoms of the Hong Kong people.
Azerbaijan approves general use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
court in London and one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court
Twenty people are killed and others are feared dead after smugglers intentionally throw 80 migrants overboard during a voyage from Djibouti to Yemen.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Malta
Papua New Guinea begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied from Australia.
Latvian health authorities temporarily suspend the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution following reports of blood clot issues among vaccinated people.
Ten frontline workers are the first to receive doses of the vaccine.
Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso member Silvio Favero, known for introducing a bill against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, dies from COVID-19 in Cuiabá, Brazil.
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
Portugal's Constitutional Court rejects a bill legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients as unconstitutional.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
The Bundestag approves a new mandate to let Germany continue to station up to 1,300 Bundeswehr soldiers in Afghanistan until January 31, 2022.
Thousands of residents flee Hlaingthaya Township in western Yangon amidst fears of a massacre by the military after martial law was declared in the industrial suburb.
At age 95, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad becomes the oldest person in Malaysia to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Langkawi, Kedah.
Ethiopia receives its first shipment of 2.2 million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India supplied through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
YouTube suspends channels run by Myanmar's military and removes junta propaganda videos for "violating its community guidelines and terms of service".
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan
Italy surpasses three million cases of COVID-19.
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Former president of FC Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu is arrested while Mossos d'Esquadra search the FC Barcelona offices.
Saskatchewan surpasses 30,000 cases of COVID-19, and 400 related deaths.
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
The Philippines says that a Chinese maritime fleet "manned by militias" have now spread to wider areas inside its exclusive economic zone after occupying the disputed Whitsun Reef, and defying its demands for the flotilla to be withdrawn from its waters.
Hundreds of people reportedly gathered to watch the execution.
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum receives the COVID-19 vaccine.
city in and county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Alberta reports its first two cases of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil linked in a community transmission.
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
A bus carrying dozens of pilgrims plunges into a ravine in Indonesia's Java island, killing at least 27 people.
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
In his message, the Pope appeals for dialogue to prevail over violence.
However, he also said that it is unlikely that troops will remain in the country next year.
mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 from BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer
Nine civilians and a police officer are killed during a mass shooting at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, United States. A suspect has been arrested.
Thousands of protesters in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province break through police barricades and attempt to march to Bannu, and eventually reach Islamabad, in order to demand a government probe into the deaths of four youths near Janikhel. The protesters allege that the youths were tortured and killed by security forces.
It is the first time that a major political party has been placed under surveillance since the end of World War II.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces that Eritrean troops will withdraw from the Tigray Region after pressure mounted on them on accusations of human rights violations. The announcement came after a meeting with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.
Miami Beach imposes a curfew due to crowds on spring break. It will take effect beginning at 8:00 p.m.
A gunfight erupts between Indonesian Army and East Indonesia Mujahideen in the Andole Mountain area, Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, resulting in the death of a soldier and two militants.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Michigan
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
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Nigeria officially launches a vaccination campaign against COVID-19, with a doctor who has spent the past year treating COVID-19 patients becoming the first person to be vaccinated.
France raises age limit for those who receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged below 75.
It is the country's third worst economic performance after 1981 (-4.25%) and 1990 (-4.35%).
Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
Leaders of the Northern Ireland Executive
Karnataka reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. economy
A judge orders three men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to stand trial, after a three-day preliminary hearing.
Ukraine reports a record 289 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 28,986.
In retaliation for yesterday's drone attacks against the kingdom, the Saudi-led coalition conducts airstrikes against the Houthis in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
Voters head to the polls to vote on who will represent Louisiana's 2nd and 5th congressional districts.
A female doctor is killed and a child is wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, when a bomb attached to the doctor's rickshaw explodes, while seven workers at a Hazara plaster factory are shot dead in Surkh-Rōd District, Nangarhar. ISIL is suspected to be behind the attacks.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
second largest city of Bangladesh, situated at the southwestern part of the country
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Estonia
23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is one of the first people to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces that the government will lift the COVID-19 state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area on March 21 after approval from an expert panel due to a decrease in the number of cases.
Australia reports its first local COVID-19 cases in two weeks, when a doctor in Brisbane tests positive.
The Philippines reports a new record for the second consecutive day of 7,999 confirmed cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 656,056.
Table Mesa neighborhood of Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
The Rosselkhoznadzor approves the Carnivac-Cov, which is the world's first COVID-19 vaccine for nonhuman animals.
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in England, United Kingdom
Auckland returns to alert level 1 and lifts all COVID-19-related restrictions aside from their face mask requirement on public transport after no community cases were found.
AstraZeneca provides an update that from more than 17 million people given a vaccination dose in the UK and EU, there is no evidence of an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, or thrombocytopenia, in any defined age group, gender, batch, or in any particular country.
golf tournament held in Augusta, Georgia, United States
spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Poland in during the 2020 pandemic
lower house of the French Parliament under the Fifth Republic
international treaty regarding the handover of Hong Kong from United Kingdom to China
The Colombian National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance grants emergency use authorization for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
List of mass shootings in the United States in 2021
Uzbekistan receives its first shipment of 660,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and distributed through the COVAX initiative.
Nine of the 20 regions, as well as the autonomous province of Trentino, enter a strict state of lockdown, in the government's latest attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Two other regions are also currently in lockdown.
ISIL is suspected to be behind the attacks.
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
Surrounding roads are closed off, but many felt the security measures were excessive.
circumstance when people desire a permanent dwelling but do not have one
The United States Senate votes 51–40 to confirm U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, thereby making her the first Native American to head the department and the first to be confirmed to a Cabinet post. Haaland is an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo.
Balukhali refugee camp, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
2019–2022 Sudanese transition to democracy
hospital in Manhattan, New York City, United States
Citizens in the Republic of the Congo head to the polls to elect their President.
largest Christian church, led by the pope
Vietnam begins a vaccination programme against COVID-19 starting with health workers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hai Duong Province using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Fiji receives its first shipment of 12,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
The Kachin Independence Army also attacks a police station, prompting the military to conduct airstrikes.
Active volcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Health Canada approves the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Romania
In an interview with Greek newspaper Ta Nea, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain is the legitimate and legal owner of the historic 2,500-year-old Elgin Marbles amid growing calls to return the marbles to Greece.
city in Bibb County, Alabama, United States
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
U.S. President Joe Biden says that Russian president Vladimir Putin "will pay a price" for reportedly leading efforts to influence the 2020 United States presidential election and that he has "no soul" and is "a killer".
overview of Institutional corruption in Russia
The Ministry of Health orders private sector doctors to assist public hospitals as the public health system becomes overwhelmed by an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Kazakhstan suspends talks with AstraZeneca for purchasing its vaccine amidst fears of blood clots in many countries.
smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake
Department of the Canadian Government that oversees public health
Brisbane enters a three-day lockdown after a reported outbreak of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant, with some minor lockdown measures extending to the rest of Queensland.
They are both reported to be in good health with "minor symptoms".
organization primarily tasked with preparing for and conducting war
Pakistan reports 100 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest recorded in a single day of the year so far, thus bringing the nationwide death toll to 14,434.
ADF gunmen attack a village in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 23 civilians. Two attackers are shot dead by responding security forces.
At least 33 soldiers are killed and 14 others are wounded in an attack on a military post in Gao.
A tornado emergency was issued by the National Weather Service near Hoover, Alabama. Another emergency was also issued for Brent and Centreville.
Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
use of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Two workers are stabbed to death during a hostage-taking incident in an apartment building in Onești, Romania.
historical nation now a province in France
Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar says that China is working closely with the country to restore peace there. He also urges India to play a role in restoring peace in the country.
The National Command and Operation Centre announces an immediate ban on all indoor and outdoor gatherings across Pakistan as well as weddings beginning April 5 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
February 15–20, 2021 North American winter storm
category 3 winter storm in the United States
As a precaution, Tohoku Electric Power shuts down the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant and Tokyo Electric Power Company checks the condition of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.
The Australian state of New South Wales is battered by a storm, causing flooding in various towns and parts of Sydney.
national space agency of the People's Republic of China
exhibition game played by Major League Baseball players representing each league
Bosniak and Croat-dominated federation entity
Eight people, including six Asian-American women, are murdered and another is wounded in mass shootings near Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
The earthquake was preceded by a 7.4 magnitude foreshock and followed by a 6.1 magnitude aftershock.
At least four people are killed in Chittagong, Bangladesh, when police open fire at protesters during a demonstration against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Romania reports its first two cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in people from Bucharest and Pitești.
Cities including the National Capital Region and suburbs
Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a commander loyal to Khalifa Haftar, is killed alongside his cousin after unknown gunmen open fire on their vehicle in Benghazi.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte extends the country's strict lockdown until the end of the month and advises against foreign travel until April 15. The curfew from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. will remain in place through the election on March 17, but those working or visiting a voting booth will not be fined for breaching it.
Agnès Callamard, Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, reveals that a senior Saudi Arabian official twice threatened to have her "taken care of" if the UN did not obstruct her investigation of the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, who had been critical of the al-Saud dynasty, was murdered and dismembered by Saudi agents in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in 2018 under what is believed to be the direct orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey declares a state of emergency for 46 counties as the National Weather Service predicts a severe weather outbreak and possible tornado outbreak.
Iceland will close schools, swimming pools, gyms, and bars at midnight and lower the limit on gatherings from 50 people to 10 people. These measures will be enforced for the next three weeks following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Indonesian National Police headquarters shooting
Indonesian National Police headquarters, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
island sovereign state off of Africa in the Indian Ocean
Wisconsin reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
The trial of former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin begins in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chauvin's trial is the first time that a judge in Minnesota has authorized cameras to show a full criminal trial.
Manitoba reports its first two cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in Winnipeg.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
Hungary reports a record 272 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 19,224.
David Campbell (Northern Ireland politician, born 1965)
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas tests positive for COVID-19.
President Joe Biden signs the PPP Extension Act of 2021, a bill that would extend the Paycheck Protection Program deadline from March 31 to May 31.
The World Health Organization grants emergency use approval for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, becoming the third vaccine to be approved after the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
The Philippines begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine donated by China, with the first doses administered to healthcare workers in Metro Manila.
Australia's Special Broadcasting Service suspends China Global Television Network and China Central Television from broadcasting in the country following a human rights complaint from pan-Asian human rights organization Safeguard Defenders.
Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia of Turin, Italy announces that for the second time, the Shroud of Turin will be exposed for veneration on social media and websites on Holy Saturday, April 3.
decision on improving the electoral system of Hong Kong
Head of the Government of the Czech Republic
The Suez Canal remains blocked for a second consecutive day after the container ship Ever Given got stuck during a dust storm. The Suez Canal Authority says that tugboats are continuing to try to move the 220,000-ton ship as more than 100 cargo ships wait to pass.
For the second consecutive day, Brazil reports a record total of 3,950 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, thereby bringing the number of deaths to 321,515. The total of 66,868 deaths in the past 31 days marked the most lethal month in the country for the duration of the pandemic.
Texas expands their vaccine eligibility to all adults.
2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations
city and capital of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
France reaches a milestone of five million people having received their first vaccination shot.
Sri Lanka's National Medicines Regulatory Authority approves the use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the second vaccine to be made available for the general public.
Republic of the Congo presidential election
Reynolds is instead made Government Services Minister.
rise in price level in an economy over time
The Spanish Congress of Deputies votes 202–141 to definitively approve the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide for people with serious and incurable diseases who want to end their lives, making Spain the fourth country in the European Union to do so.
Rwanda begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using 392,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca and Pfizer–BioNTech vaccines.
first law officer of the Crown and chief law officer of the Commonwealth of Australia
United States Department of the Interior
global vaccine alliance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
The United States surpasses 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that have been administered.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Pakistani politician and current Defence Minister
Former FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta wins the club's 14th presidential election with 54.2% of the votes.
A South African man and a British citizen are murdered after a hotel and an evacuation convoy are attacked; other foreigners are also suspected to have been killed.
The number of farmers who died during the protests, which began in August 2020, increases to 248.
Brazil reports a record 2,286 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as intensive care units in 25 of 27 regional capitals reach near-full capacity, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 270,656.
22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
borough of New York City, New York, United States
former township of Yangon in Burma, which split into East and West
The Philippines reports a record 9,838 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with the country surpassing 100,000 total active cases. This also brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 702,856.
Tonga receives its first shipment of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied through the COVAX initiative.
Hungary reports a record 8,312 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 489,172.
According to new rules, four people from two households can meet outside and outdoor sports can be resumed.
Mongolia reports a record 437 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6,332.
Venezuela approves the emergency use of Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine.
European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute
dispute between the European Union and AstraZeneca
Jordan reports a record 109 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 5,985.
Attorney-General, House Leader, and Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter comes forward as the minister accused of raping a woman in 1988, who has since committed suicide, in an anonymous letter sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week. Porter denies the allegations and announces that he will be taking a mental health leave.
Thailand resumes their vaccination rollout using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after it was temporarily suspended due to safety concerns. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is one of the first people to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine.
In a meeting with recently-appointed Defence Minister Walter Souza Braga Netto in the early hours of the day, the commanders of all three branches of the Brazilian Armed Forces – General Edson Leal Pujol (Army), Admiral Ilques Barbosa Junior (Navy), and Brigadier Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez (Air Force) – announce their intention to resign from their posts as soon as new successors are found.
In a meeting with recently-appointed Defence Minister Walter Souza Braga Netto in the early hours of the day, the commanders of all three branches of the Brazilian Armed Forces – General Edson Leal Pujol (Army), Admiral Ilques Barbosa Junior (Navy), and Brigadier Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez (Air Force) – announce their intention to resign from their posts as soon as new successors are found. The collective resignation announcement comes less than a day after the dismissal of former Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva and is allegedly a move to signal the Armed Forces' opposition to any military interference in politics.
Pope Francis issues a decree that cuts the 10% of the cardinals' and other officials' salaries in view of the fact that the Vatican foresees a financial deficit of 50 million euros this year.
They also allow up to six people from two different households to meet and exercise outdoors, as well as resumption of organised outdoor activities and sports for people under the age of 18.
Venezuela receives more than 115,000 doses of the EpiVacCorona vaccine as part of trials of the Russian vaccine candidate.
The French Haute Autorité de Santé approves the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
President Uhuru Kenyatta announces a lockdown and curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. local time in Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado and Nakuru counties beginning tomorrow due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Brazil reports 85,663 new confirmed cases and 2,216 more deaths from COVID-19, surpassing India as the country with the second-highest number of cases in the world, and also bringing Brazil's total cases to 11,363,380.
interviewing employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, and intelligence agencies with the goal of eliciting useful information
The agency says only $343.2 million worth of vehicles and buildings were in good condition.
Mongolia reports a record 108 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,336.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Albania receives their first shipment of 192,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine.
An upper court in Hong Kong denies bail for a second time to 11 of the 47 defendants in the case, citing national security risks.
The Philippines reports its first six cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
German intelligence agency Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution formally places far-right oppositional party Alternative for Germany under surveillance, accusing it of aiming to subvert the constitution.
Restrictions temporarily increase in towns surrounding Byron Bay, New South Wales, after people linked to a recent outbreak of the UK variant in Brisbane spread the virus. Mask wearing is made mandatory indoors and private gatherings are limited to 30.
2020–2021 clashes between Sudan and Ethiopia
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
No reason was given for their arrest, and it is still unclear if four other journalists have been released.
Moldova begins their vaccination campaign, with first-line medical staff being administered first.
Angola receives 624,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing Initiative.
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Trials for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine show that it is 90% effective against COVID-19 and the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2.
King Felipe VI of Spain makes the first ever state visit by a Spanish king to Andorra.
A judge in Senegal releases opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on bail, after days of protests as a result of his arrest. Eight people died during the protests.
The Government of Italy will impose a mandatory five-day quarantine for all travelers from other European Union member states until April 6. These travelers must also take a COVID-19 test at the end of the quarantine period. The only exceptions are for reasons of "proven necessity and urgency".
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Austria in 2020
taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
province of Indonesia, on island of Sulawesi
42nd Government of the French Fifth Republic
Turkey says it has sent a statement to Russia asking for the attacks to stop immediately.
viral pandemic in Karnataka, India in 2020
New York reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. The patient is a Brooklyn woman in her 90s in Mount Sinai Hospital who had no travel history.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara names Patrick Achi as Prime Minister following the death of Hamed Bakayoko.
2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
A man detonates a bomb in a government building in Guangzhou, China, killing four people and himself, along with injuring five others.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo receives the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
At least four people are killed and another injured during a mass shooting at an office building in Orange, California, United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of "provoking armed confrontation" with pro-Russian separatists in the war-torn eastern portion of the country. Putin also said that Ukraine failed to comply with the July 2020 ceasefire of the conflict, which has killed over 14,000 people since it broke out in 2014.
head of government of the United Kingdom
A 13-year-old child is among those killed, the youngest victim of the unrest to date.
monarchy in Central Europe between 1804 and 1867
The Philippines says that a Chinese maritime fleet "manned by militias" have now spread to wider areas inside its exclusive economic zone after occupying the disputed Whitsun Reef, and defying its demands for the flotilla to be withdrawn from its waters. Chinese diplomats say that the boats were sheltering from rough seas and denies the involvement of militias.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signs an executive order that lifts the statewide mask requirement except for K-12 schools and indoor arenas.
Turkey reports 30,021 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, thereby bringing its cumulative case total to 3,179,115.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
Poland reports a record 29,978 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,160,671.
Bulgaria reports a record 4,851 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 312,741.
Belgium announces new strict lockdown measures, which will close schools and non-medical contact professions such as hairdressers, restrict operation of non-essential shops, and ban outdoor gatherings of more than four people.
Bulgaria reports a record 5,176 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 338,426.
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announces the suspension of the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine following the death of a 57-year-old woman from Plovdiv after she received her dose.
The number of patients in critical care with COVID-19 also reaches an all-time high of 3,749.
meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions
It will take effect beginning at 8:00 p.m.
The New Zealand Defence Force withdraws their troops from Afghanistan, ending New Zealand's involvement in the war.
A report by the United Nations mission in Mali concludes that an airstrike conducted by France in Mopti on January 3 killed 19 civilians at a wedding.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives his first dose of the Bharat Biotech Covaxin vaccine.
Seven people are wounded, three of them critically, after being attacked by a man with an axe in Vetlanda, Sweden. Authorities are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. The perpetrator, a man in his 20s, is shot by police and arrested.
national government of the United States
overview about the coronavirus outbreak in Belgium in 2020
AstraZeneca announces that the efficacy rating of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been lowered to 76%, following new analyses of the trial run in the United States. Earlier in the week, the company had been criticized for advertising its vaccine with a 79% efficacy rating using what critics claimed was outdated data.
The Government of France extends the partial lockdown to the departments of Rhône, Aube, and Nièvre due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections.
The Thailand Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, thereby becoming the third vaccine to be made available for local use.
BBC reporter Girmay Gebru is detained by Ethiopian soldiers along with four other people in Mekelle, Tigray, and they are sent to a military camp for unknown reasons.
Lebanon suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine pending a review from the international health agencies following fears of blood clots in vaccinated people.
Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok resigns amid a wave of mass resignations after President Zuzana Čaputová demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Igor Matovič over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The education minister also resigned.
Virginia reports its two first cases of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant first detected in California.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan removes Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in light of rising inflation and Shaikh's defeat in the recent Senate elections. Minister of Industries and Production Hammad Azhar is selected to replace him.
advisory body to the president of the United States
Sri Lanka receives its first shipment of 264,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
At least 19 people are killed and 185 others are injured after two trains collide in Sohag, Egypt. Passengers triggered the emergency brakes on the first train; a second train following on the same track was not stopped.
ongoing viral pandemic in New York state, United States
North Macedonia grants emergency use authorization for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.
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island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Polish biotechnology company Mabion S.A.
A tornado emergency was issued by the National Weather Service near Hoover, Alabama.
New York reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil.
Germany resumes its use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after the European Medicines Agency declares it to be safe and not associated with an increased risk of blood clots.
The Philippines reports a record 10,016 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 731,894.
heavy bomber aircraft designed to drop large amounts of ordnance
Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of "provoking armed confrontation" with pro-Russian separatists in the war-torn eastern portion of the country.
second-highest constitutional office in the U.S. state of New York
Israel reopens restaurants, bars, and other entertainment venues for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Middle-school students return to school in some areas and university classes also resume for those who have been vaccinated. Israeli citizens are also allowed to return to Israel without any special permissions.
Ukraine reports a record 16,669 new confirmed cases and 362 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,596,575 and the nationwide death toll to 31,135.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
The blast is caused by an unknown weapon, suspected to be a rocket.
marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
Brazil reports a record 1,641 new deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 257,361.
A pipe bomb explodes outside a COVID-19 test centre in Bovenkarspel, Netherlands, causing minor damage. No one is wounded in the explosion.
Poland reports 17,260 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total since November, and it subsequently brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,828,313.
highest organ of state power and legislature of the People's Republic of China
Kyrgyzstan begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using China's Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine.
The armed forces kill twelve people in an operation in the Guaviare Department against a group run by a former FARC leader. Defense Minister Diego Molano Aponte says that there were child soldiers present at the camp but declines to say if they were killed or state their ages.
February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm
significant winter storm that affected large swaths of the United States
Nine great apes in San Diego Zoo becomes the first non-human primates to receive an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
attempts to use monetary or fiscal policy to stimulate the economy
The actions of the police draw condemnation from several officials, including London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Home Secretary Priti Patel.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in North Macedonia
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the discrimination is "completely unacceptable".
Myanmar's security forces open fire on a funeral being held for a person killed in Yangon, with no casualties reported. The Kachin Independence Army also attacks a police station, prompting the military to conduct airstrikes.
government agency responsible for the collection, analysis or exploitation of information and intelligence
Investigations into the 2020 fire that destroyed 56,338 acres in northern California conclude that the fire began when a gray pine tree fell on power lines belonging to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
England reports their first two cases of the new P.3.
U.S. President Joe Biden warns that the country will not meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan. However, he also said that it is unlikely that troops will remain in the country next year.
Jordan's health minister resigns after six COVID-19 patients die due to a lack of supplemental oxygen at a hospital ward in Al-Salt.
work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work
Italian Democratic Party secretary Nicola Zingaretti resigns, citing infighting over government posts.
France bans far-right Identitarian nationalist group Génération Identitaire. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says the movement incites "discrimination, hatred and violence".
The eruption follows 40,000 earthquakes detected in the last month.
Taiwan reports the largest ever incursion into its air defence identification zone by People's Liberation Army Air Force warplanes.
Wikimedia list of persons by position held
Japanese health authorities reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a traveler aged 60s from the Philippines. The variant is different from the Brazil, South African, and UK variants.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announces a uniform curfew in Metro Manila for two weeks beginning on March 15 in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo
He is replaced by Erdoğan ally Şahap Kavcıoğlu.
The Robert Koch Institute's Standing Committee on Vaccination officially approves the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged over 65.
Taiwan receives their first shipment of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
46th and current presidential administration of the USA, inaugurated in 2021
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan grants emergency use authorisation of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine for people over 60 years of age.
Two attackers are also killed and four more are arrested.
Italy invokes the European Union powers to block shipment of 250,700 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia amid escalations between the bloc and AstraZeneca. The European Commission endorses the move.
Militants raid a school in Zamfara, killing a student during an attempted mass kidnapping. As the kidnap fails, the attackers fled and started shooting in the streets, killing twelve more people. It is the second school attack in Zamfara in two weeks.
South Dakota reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in the United Kingdom.
New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul receives a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Catholic Health in Buffalo.
Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations
All 279 schoolgirls abducted from a boarding school in Zamfara State, Nigeria, are released by their armed kidnappers.
directly elected parliament of the European Union
neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City, United States
head of state and head of the national executive of Nigeria
China's National People's Congress passes the "decision on improving the electoral system of Hong Kong", which will rewrite the election rules in Hong Kong to ensure a system of "patriots governing Hong Kong". This is seen by many Western countries as further eroding the freedoms of the Hong Kong people.
Moderna signs a supply deal with the government to supply 13 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine from mid-2021.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
Swiss voters approve a ban on full-facial coverings in public, known popularly as a so-called "burqa ban", and a free trade agreement with Indonesia, while rejecting a government proposal to introduce nationwide electronic IDs, which would be required to open a bank account or request official documents.
President Vladimir Putin receives a dose of a domestically-produced COVID-19 vaccine; it is unknown which of Russia's current three vaccine candidates was administered.
politician asked by a monarch to attempt to form a government
leader of the executive branch of the government of Pakistan
Rangers wins the Scottish Premiership, the top-flight league in Scottish football, for the first time since 2011 after their rivals Celtic failed to win against Dundee United.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Health announces that it will ban gatherings of more than 15 people and will close theatres, cinemas, and gyms on March 22 as well as kindergartens, schools, and most non-essential shopping malls due to an increase in deaths from COVID-19.
damage-creating payload delivered by a rocket, missile, or torpedo
Three members of the Panamanian diplomatic corps in Colombia are killed after the overflow of the Río Frío drags the vehicle they were traveling in.
Fighting between Houthi forces and pro-government troops in Maʼrib Governorate, Yemen, kills 58 and 32, respectively, in the past 24 hours, according to unnamed military sources.
United States envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad visits Turkey in an effort to encourage parties to accelerate negotiations and end the conflict.
U.S. President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion relief package into law.
Iceland will close schools, swimming pools, gyms, and bars at midnight and lower the limit on gatherings from 50 people to 10 people.
2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election
election following resignation of Cedric Richmond
Zimbabwe grants emergency use authorization for four COVID-19 vaccines, including China's CoronaVac and BBIBP-CorV, Russia's Sputnik V, and India's Covaxin.
The Government of France extends the partial lockdown to the departments of Rhône, Aube, and Nièvre due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections. The restrictions will begin at midnight tomorrow.
A court in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, sentences a 52-year-old man to nine years and 10 months in prison for removing several screws from high-speed rail tracks in a failed attempt to cause trains to derail.
Nine activists are killed in police raids in the northern Philippines two days after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered government forces to kill communists in the country.
Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano accuses FARC splinter group Dagoberto Ramos Mobile Column of being responsible for yesterday's car bombing in Corinto, Cauca Department, that injured 43 people, eleven of whom were public officials.
Seentanga, Janikhel, Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ukraine reports a record 407 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 32,825.
unilaterally declared airspace in which a country tries to identify and control civil aircraft
Rwandan President Paul Kagame becomes the first head of state in East Africa to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Arizona reports its first three case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which originated in Brazil.
Mexico surpasses 200,000 deaths from COVID-19.
At least 15 civilians are killed during a mass stabbing in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The ADF is suspected to be behind the attack.
The United States and the United Kingdom impose sanctions on Burmese conglomerates Myanma Economic Holdings and Myanmar Economic Corporation, citing the crackdown and human rights violations committed by the military junta since taking power on February 1.
The Estonian government approves new measures to lockdown the entire country from March 11 until April 11 due to the spread of variants of SARS-CoV-2, which means that non-essential shops will be closed, primary schools will shift to remote learning, and groups of more than two people will be banned.
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The United States Senate, in a 58–42 vote, rejects an amendment introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that would raise the minimum wage to $15 after he made efforts to include it in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
Kenya receives 1.02 million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing Initiative.
port city and temporary capital of Yemen
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction releases a report accusing the United States of wasting billions of dollars in Afghanistan on buildings and vehicles that were either abandoned or destroyed.
In retaliation for yesterday's drone attacks against the kingdom, the Saudi-led coalition conducts airstrikes against the Houthis in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. There have been no reports of any immediate casualties.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, causing tsunami waves of up to 1 metre (3.3 ft). As a precaution, Tohoku Electric Power shuts down the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant and Tokyo Electric Power Company checks the condition of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.
urban area in Vetlanda Municipality, Sweden
Cambodia reports a record 179 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,157.
Manitoba reports its first confirmed case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in a person from Winnipeg.
Annemarie Jorritsma of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Kajsa Ollongren of the Democrats 66 party are appointed as scouts (informateur) for the next cabinet formation.
government agency overseeing stock exchanges
Zimbabwe becomes the first country in Africa to approve India's Covaxin vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech.
The Suez Canal Authority suspends navigation through the Suez Canal until the grounded container ship Ever Given can be refloated. The waterway has now been blocked for three consecutive days.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Japan
São Paulo Senator Major Olímpio dies from COVID-19, becoming the third member of the Brazilian Senate to die from the virus.
Pakistan suspends its Twenty20 cricket competition in the Pakistan Super League after seven players tested positive for COVID-19.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Bangladesh reports a record 5,181 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 600,895. This forces the government to impose further restrictions across the country.
India reports 40,953 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day total since November 29, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,555,284.
Gunfire erupts in the streets of Niamey, Niger, during an attempted coup d'état by soldiers. The coup was foiled and the perpetrators were arrested.
The grounded container ship Ever Given is refloated and towed north, allowing the Suez Canal to reopen. At least 369 ships are now waiting to pass through the canal.
The military junta expands the provisions of Myanmar's martial law, which is perceived as an attempt to legitimize their violent pushback against anti-coup protesters.
act of murdering a large number of people
Austria reports its first case of the Lineage P.2 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Salzburg state.
Austria suspends vaccinations using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of a person who received it.
Richard Mendani becomes the first incumbent member of the National Parliament to die from COVID-19.
The country also announces that the entire Santiago Metropolitan Region will be put under lockdown beginning next Saturday.
At least 39 people are dead while 165 others are rescued when two boats sink off the coast of Tunisia while trying to reach Lampedusa, Italy.
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
Cambodia reports a record 105 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,430.
global international and intergovernmental organization
Governor Mike Dunleavy announces that Alaska will drop its eligibility requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine and allow all residents over the age of 16 to receive it, thereby becoming the first state to do so. The state has also led other states in the percentage of its population to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
headquarters for the police of a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought
Brazil reports a record 1,972 new deaths in the past 24 hours amid slow vaccination rollout and overwhelmed hospitals, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 268,370.
Police in Bignona, Senegal, open fire against a group of people demonstrating against the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, killing a protester.
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General
village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
Russian politician, lawyer and anti-corruption activist
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
Jordan reports a record 9,417 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 486,470.
The United States suspends its diplomatic trade engagement with Myanmar, which sought to help integrate the country into the global economy, following an escalation in violence perpetrated by the Burmese military against anti-coup protesters, until what Katherine Tai says would be "the return of a democratically elected government."
March 2021 disappearance and death of woman in South London, England
Dutch politician, civil servant, educator and social worker
Mauritius imposes a two-week nationwide lockdown for the second time since the pandemic began, with only essential services able to continue to operate, after the discovery of 14 local COVID-19 cases.
The Sapporo district court rules that prohibiting same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
Senegal receives 324,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
Gunfire erupts in the streets of Niamey, Niger, during an attempted coup d'état by soldiers.
South Korea surpasses 100,000 cases of COVID-19.
The number of people who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom surpasses 30 million.
Suspected ISIL-linked militants kill 22 people in a series of raids on three villages in Tahoua Region, Niger.
Russian jets strike gas facilities in the town of Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, near the border with Turkey, and strike Qah with a surface-to-surface missile, according to the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. Turkey says it has sent a statement to Russia asking for the attacks to stop immediately.
movement aiming to remove Vladimir Putin from his offices
Pakistan begins COVID-19 vaccination rollout for those aged 60 years or older as part of the second phase of their vaccination programme.
Morocco suspends all flights to Spain and France due to the worsening of the epidemiologic situation in Europe.
district in South Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia
Tunisia begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Sputnik V vaccine. Health workers, soldiers, people over age 65, and people with underlying conditions are the first to receive the vaccine.
An investigation is opened into U.S. Rep.
municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
A series of shootings occur on the oceanfront of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Friday night. They consist of a mass shooting that left eight people injured; a subsequent, fatal shooting by a police officer; and an unrelated fatal shooting that occurred nearby.
Reactions to the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
2021 Australian Parliament rape scandals
The Maldives Food and Drug Authority approves the emergency use of the Pfizer–BioNTech and the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccines.
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
suicide committed by someone with assistance from another person or persons, typically in regard to people suffering from a severe physical illness
Somalia receives their first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
Swissmedic approves the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
President Aleksandar Vučić delivers 10,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to the Bosniak and Croat-dominated federation entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Eswatini receives a shipment of 20,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
Belarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist
The fleet of Chinese aircraft, including Xian H-6 strategic bombers and Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, flew south of the island over the Bashi Channel, according to a statement from Taiwan's Defence Ministry.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that the UK's nuclear weapon arsenal will increase from 180 to 260 warheads, and that the UK will shift its foreign policy focus to the Indo-Pacific region, while remaining committed to NATO. The government's review also identifies Russia as the "most acute threat" to British security.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that Gibraltar has vaccinated its entire adult population against COVID-19, thus becoming the first in the world to do so.
Two men are arrested and charged by the United States Department of Justice for assaulting police officer Brian Sicknick during the storming of the United States Capitol.
The report also says that the Department of Defense had no way of knowing how many dollars have been lost.
Saudi Minister of Health Tawfig Al-Rabiah announces that all pilgrims must be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to do the Hajj to Mecca.
Alberta reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil.
geographical and cultural region of France
More than 114 anti-coup protesters are killed by the military as junta leader Min Aung Hlaing celebrates Armed Forces Day and promises to "protect people and strive for democracy". The protests erupted across the country despite a warning by state television that protesters could be "shot in the head and back".
Mongolia reports a record 218 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 5,610.
Mongolia surpasses 7,000 cases of COVID-19.
President Ram Nath Kovind receives his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
A lockdown begins across the entirety of Chile, despite its successful vaccination programme, as the hospital occupancy rate reaches 95%.
Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
The Vatican announces that Pope Francis has designated the Archdiocese of Quito in Ecuador as the host of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress.
head of state and of government of the United Republic of Tanzania
The Public Health Agency of Sweden temporarily suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine pending a review from the European Medicines Agency following reports on abnormal blood clotting in vaccinated people.
Ten FARC dissidents are killed and three others are wounded when the Colombian Army bombs a base housing them in Calamar, Guaviare.
Saudi Arabian state-owned petroleum company
Nearly 200 civilians, mostly Catholics, are forced to flee their villages due to renewed fighting between the military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Myanmar’s conflict-stricken Kachin state.
India administers 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the last 24 hours, which is the highest number of daily vaccinations since the program began on January 16.
Date: 24 March – 5 April 2021 (1 week and 5 days)
An overnight fire at an OVHcloud server farm in Strasbourg destroys a data center and damages another, taking millions of .fr websites offline in France, including government websites, banks, online shops, and news websites.
List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–present
These travelers must also take a COVID-19 test at the end of the quarantine period.
North American professional baseball league
Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Leo Boccardi, until now apostolic nuncio in Iran, as apostolic nuncio in Japan.
The fourteenth presidential election of the club.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces that Auckland will move to alert level 2 and rest of the country to alert level one beginning March 7 at 6:00 p.m.
The Netherlands suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine until March 29 following reports of Denmark and Norway regarding possible serious side effects.
Michaelia Cash becomes Attorney-General and Industrial Relations Minister, replacing alleged rapist Christian Porter, who is instead made Industry, Science and Technology Minister.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
India reports 39,670 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day total since November 28, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.5 million.
shooting during a drug raid in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Lithuania suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution following three reports of suspected serious adverse thromboembolic reactions among vaccinated people in the country.
Explosion and fire in Balongan, Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia.
agreement between two (bilateral) or more (multilateral) parties
Cyprus suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine until March 18 pending review from the European Medicines Agency following reports of possible serious side effects among vaccinated people in other EU countries.
states of emergency and regimes of exception decreed by COVID-19
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
Two guards are killed at a water dam near the Pashtun Kot, Faryab, by the Taliban.
the practice and process of applying Islamic doctrine to personal life and society
Rwanda receives its first shipment of 240,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
Japanese electric utility holding company
A Metropolitan Police officer is remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey in London on March 16.
Jordan approves the emergency use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
Uzbekistan surpasses 80,000 cases of COVID-19.
The government announces that they will receive 3,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from France.
United Nations special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons says that efforts by the United States and Russia should be "focused and coherent" and complement peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
The death toll from yesterday's explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, rises to 98 people.
Former interim President Jeanine Áñez is arrested by police and is accused of participating in an alleged coup d'état against ousted President Evo Morales in November 2019. Before being arrested, Áñez denounced the arrest and stated that the "persecution had begun".
They claim that the police there are involved in killing civilians during the ongoing protests.
Myanmar's security forces open fire on a funeral being held for a person killed in Yangon, with no casualties reported.
more northern, and smaller, of the two main islands of New Zealand
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
A court in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, sentences a 52-year-old man to nine years and 10 months in prison for removing several screws from high-speed rail tracks in a failed attempt to cause trains to derail. His motive was not established.
Serbian prime minister Ana Brnabić announces a five-day nationwide lockdown from tomorrow until March 21, which will close all non-essential shops. Students in the lower grades of primary schools will most likely switch to online classes from March 22 for at least one week.
sovereign state in West Africa and North Africa
National People's Congress Standing Committee
COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland
cultural region in the southeastern and south-central United States
China's National People's Congress Standing Committee members vote in favor of amendments of the Hong Kong Basic Law Annex I and II to overhaul the electoral system. The amendments are widely seen as a move to further reduce the influence of the opposition pro-democracy camp in the wake of the widespread anti-government protests of 2019 and the electoral landslide of the 2019 District Council election.
Brazil reports a record 90,570 new confirmed cases from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,871,390.
Mongolia receives 14,400 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through COVAX initiative.
independent city in Virginia, United States
Students in the lower grades of primary schools will most likely switch to online classes from March 22 for at least one week.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
North Macedonia receives their first shipment of 24,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
Cypriot presidential administration between 2018-2023
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva receives his first dose of the CoronaVac vaccine.
Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said Bharat Biotech's Covaxin did not meet its manufacturing standards. The Brazilian government previously signed a contract to buy 20 million doses. Bharat said in a statement that they would appeal the decision.
The Philippines reports a record 9,838 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with the country surpassing 100,000 total active cases.
The number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU reaches a record 1,334 people.
ground warfare branch of Turkey's military
Polish biotechnology company Mabion S.A. signs an agreement with Novavax to begin commercial-scale production trials for Novavax's future vaccine.
Incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso is expected to extend his 36-year rule as his main rival Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas remains hospitalized in France, where he was evacuated after contracting COVID-19.
generic primary business street of towns or cities
Tennessee reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
Alek Minassian is found guilty of murdering 10 people, and attempting to kill 16 more, in a vehicle-ramming attack.
Thailand resumes their vaccination rollout using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after it was temporarily suspended due to safety concerns.
human settlement in Banswara district, Udaipur division, Rajasthan, India
husband of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
The head of the Loyalist Communities Council, David Campbell, says that the 1998 Good Friday Agreement is under threat under the current conditions of Brexit and Northern Ireland.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes an unannounced trip to Afghanistan ahead of a May 1 deadline to withdraw troops from the country.
The Danish Health Authority temporarily suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for two weeks as a "precaution" following reports that some vaccinated people had experienced blood clots, causing one person to die after receiving the vaccine.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company
military conflict in the Arabian Peninsula
Khashoggi, who had been critical of the al-Saud dynasty, was murdered and dismembered by Saudi agents in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in 2018 under what is believed to be the direct orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The United States Senate votes 50–49 to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package after 24 hours of debate and vote-a-rama sessions on the bill. The amended legislation will head back to the United States House of Representatives for a final vote.
Health workers, teachers, and members of the armed forces are the first to receive the vaccine.
The United States imposes sanctions against several military officials in Myanmar for its suppression of the protests in response to the coup.
Multiple people are injured by a homemade bomb accidentally detonating in a classroom at Newaygo High School in Newaygo, Michigan, United States.
Most of the damage is reported in the Greek region of Thessaly.
First Minister Arlene Foster receives her first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it will sever ties with Malaysia after a Malaysian court ruled a North Korean national, Mun Chol Myong, could be extradited to the United States to face charges of money laundering.
Indonesia reports its first two cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom.
Suspected ADF militants kill eight civilians during a shooting attack at a market in Mambelenga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast
President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-Assad both test positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from the presidential office. They are both reported to be in good health with "minor symptoms".
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announces a Cabinet reshuffle, naming new Defence, Justice, and Foreign Ministers, as well as a new Attorney General, Secretary of Government and Chief of Staff amidst a rise of the COVID-19 cases and deaths, as well as the mismanagement of the government handling of the pandemic.
Ohio reports its first cases of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil.
President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores receive their first doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announces a Cabinet reshuffle, naming new Defence, Justice, and Foreign Ministers, as well as a new Attorney General, Secretary of Government and Chief of Staff amidst a rise of the COVID-19 cases and deaths, as well as the mismanagement of the government handling of the pandemic. Former Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva allegedly resigned over pressure from Bolsonaro to make the Armed Forces publicly support him.
The fatality count from COVID-19 surpasses 200,000.
Date: 9 August 2020 – 11 December 2021 (1 year, 4 months, 2 days)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces that the New Zealand Government has secured 8.5 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, and that they have now secured enough vaccines to vaccinate the entire population of New Zealand.
Mongolia reports a record 575 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 7,589.
2020 wildfire in Shasta County, California
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Edson Fachin rules that all convictions of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must be nullified. This ruling restores Lula's political rights and thus clears the way for his presidential candidacy in 2022.
Brazilian government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
The Philippines reports a record 8,773 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 693,048.
Jordan receives 144,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine distributed through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
The government orders all schools and non-essential shops in Hungary to close from March 8 until March 22 (for non-essential shops) and April 7 (for schools) due to a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
land warfare branch of Eritrea's military
Process of ending the War in Afghanistan
At least 18 people are killed and 24 others are injured when an apartment complex building collapses in Cairo, Egypt.
The government of Papua New Guinea approves the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. Prime Minister James Marape says that vaccination will not be compulsory and will initially be directed at health workers, people over 50 years of age and people with underlying health conditions.
Two other regions are also currently in lockdown.
Poland surpasses two million cases of COVID-19.
They will play the Gonzaga Bulldogs, who defeated the USC Trojans.
Indonesian Islamist militant organization
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Russia
Wales begins to ease their first step of lockdown restrictions, with "stay-at-home" replaced by "stay local".
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that a full weekend lockdown will be put in place during Ramadan and that restaurants will only be able to offer delivery and takeout due to an increasing number of high-risk cities across the country.
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
The boy, who founded his own neo-Nazi cell aged 15, is the third-youngest UK terror convict.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announces a slight easing of the lockdown in Zimbabwe amidst a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases. Intercity travel is resumed, and small and large businesses have been allowed to reopen.
The truck driver has since been arrested.
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Edson Fachin rules that all convictions of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must be nullified.
Indian biotechnological company, vaccine manufacturer
most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
head of state and head of government of Kenya
Four Ukrainian troops are killed and two others are wounded in a separatist rocket attack on a military position in the Donetsk Oblast.
Nigeria receives 3.94 million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India through the COVAX Initiative, which is the largest delivery so far by the initiative.
Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court to hear two more charges against her. The charges are a colonial-era penal code prohibiting publication of information that may "cause fear or alarm", and a telecommunications law stipulating licenses for equipment. Meanwhile, police disperse protesters with tear gas and stun grenades.
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
medical practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
Lesotho receives its first shipment of 36,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
public health emergency of international concern
The Food and Drug Administration approves the emergency use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
Chancellor Angela Merkel announces that yesterday's decision to impose a five-day nationwide shutdown has been reversed.
education via communication technology with little or no face-to-face teaching
The Cologne administrative court temporarily bars the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) from placing the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance, ruling that BfV's announcement two days ago that it was surveying the party violated an agreement to keep the surveillance classified.
Moldova becomes the first country in Europe to receive a COVAX initiative shipment of 14,400 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
The suspect in yesterday's mass shooting at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, which resulted in the deaths of ten people, is charged with ten counts of murder.
office of the head of state of Afghanistan
Prime Minister Robert Abela announces that the government will limit indoor gatherings to four households and will ban mass gatherings other than weddings and religious activities beginning tomorrow due to a record increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The government will also restrict the operation of restaurants and snack bars to only offer takeaway services.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that four people from two households will be able to meet outdoors from March 12, three days sooner than expected, as part of easing of their national lockdown.
The Bolivian office of the Prosecutor General issues an arrest order for former interim President Jeanine Áñez, five former members of the national cabinet and the former leadership of the Armed Forces, accusing them of the crimes of sedition and terrorism.
executive body of the German Government (part of the Federal Government of Germany)
generally refers to an army or other fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters
minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
diplomatic relations between the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the United States of America
French republic in Northern Italy between 1802 and 1805
Chile reports a record 7,084 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 925,089.
Miami Beach imposes a curfew due to crowds on spring break.
The Biden administration sanctions Myanmar's Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs in response to the coup and the military junta's crackdown on protesters.
56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
will produce single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to help his administration goal for vaccinating every adult by the end of May.
The United Kingdom formally declares China to be in breach of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, saying that China is now in "a state of ongoing non-compliance" of the treaty. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says that the UK will "continue to stand up for the people of Hong Kong".
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Moderna begins testing its vaccine in babies and children aged six months to 11 years in the U.S. and Canada.
Greece reports its youngest death from COVID-19.
disaster involving one or more trains (for train colliding with a pedestrian, animal or other objects, see Q19403959)
List of ambassadors of Russia to the United States
2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
ongoing conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
The curfew will last until at least March 19.
Islamist militants have taken control of Palma after outnumbered government forces withdraw from the town, according to security forces.
The French National Authority for Health limits the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged over 55 years old after it was discovered that three patients who suffered blood clots are younger than 55 years old.
Among those who were again denied bail are prominent activists and politicians such as Leung Kwok-hung, Claudia Mo, Jimmy Sham, Lester Shum, and Fergus Leung.
Virginia becomes the 23rd U.S. state to abolish the death penalty, and the first Southern state to do so.
police agency protecting the U.S. Congress
Date: 30 September 2015 – present (7 years, 3 months and 4 weeks)
Twelve protesters are killed as security forces open fire on anti-coup protests.
Israelis go to the polls for the fourth time in less than two years.
East Timor imposes a "sanitary fence and mandatory confinement" in the capital Dili for the next seven days beginning at midnight. This is the country's first lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic.
Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, California
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
The amended legislation will head back to the United States House of Representatives for a final vote.
2021 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election
special election following the death of Luke Letlow
land warfare branch of Brazil's military forces
Former Prime Ministers José María Aznar and Mariano Rajoy testify as witnesses at the National Audience in a corruption trial affecting the People's Party. The main defendant, Luis Bárcenas, claims that Rajoy and Aznar received cash payments from a slush fund, which they deny.
Ethiopia receives 300,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine.
The United States Capitol Police announces that it has obtained intelligence on a "possible plot" by an identified militia group to breach the United States Capitol building on the following day, March 4, which has recently been the subject of QAnon conspiracy theories.
first four games in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Following the fall of Palma to Islamist militants, Portugal announces it will be deploying 60 special forces troops to Mozambique in the coming weeks to train local forces amid an intensifying insurgency.
The main defendant, Luis Bárcenas, claims that Rajoy and Aznar received cash payments from a slush fund, which they deny.
Ten rockets hit the al Asad Airbase hosting US-led coalition forces in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. No one is directly killed or wounded by the strikes, but an American civilian contractor dies of a heart attack during the impact.
Head of state of the Republic of Armenia
At a candlelight vigil in Clapham, mourners defying COVID-19 gathering restrictions clash with police officers attempting to disperse them, resulting in four arrests.
Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
Iraq receives 336,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine distributed through the COVAX vaccine sharing initiative.
people without work and actively seeking work
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Latvia
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction releases a report accusing the United States of wasting billions of dollars in Afghanistan on buildings and vehicles that were either abandoned or destroyed. The agency says only $343.2 million worth of vehicles and buildings were in good condition.
second highest executive office in Nigerian Government
German health authorities suspend the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine in people under the age of 60 after new data showing a rise in unusual blood clots in the head was released.
The Government of Ireland temporarily suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine following reports from the Norwegian Medicines Agency regarding serious blood clots developing in four people who received the vaccine, one of whom later died.
Pope Francis expresses his concerns over the tense situation in Paraguay due to a deepening health and political crisis in the South American nation which have led to protests and instances of violence in recent days.
Spanish media reports that emeritus King of Spain Juan Carlos I was vaccinated in Abu Dhabi, where he is in self-exile. Two of his daughters Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina also received vaccines when they took advantage of a visit to their father on February 6 and 7.
The collective resignation announcement comes less than a day after the dismissal of former Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva and is allegedly a move to signal the Armed Forces' opposition to any military interference in politics.
Nepal grants emergency use authorization for the Indian Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the third country to do so.
Turkey surpasses three million cases of COVID-19.
Pfizer says that they plan to develop new vaccines for other viruses following the success of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
British Conservative party politician (born 1972)
naval warfare branch of Brazil's military forces
New Jersey reports its first two cases of the Lineage P.1 variant in Hudson County and 34 cases of a New York variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the northeastern part of the state.
diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the European Union
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga receives his first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine ahead of an April visit to the United States to meet President Joe Biden.
Spanish entrepreneur, and a former president of FC Barcelona
Italy reports 551 new deaths in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day figure since January, thus bringing the nationwide death toll to 105,879.
Date: 16 February 1985 – ongoing (37 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Hungary reports a record 195 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 17,421.
Former Prime Minister and member of the Parliament Bashkim Fino dies from COVID-19 at the age of 58.
public elective office; head of state and head of government of Bolivia
Two Taiwanese F-5E fighter jets collide with each other during a training exercise, with one pilot being declared dead and another missing.
A 27-year-old nurse dies in Akhaltsikhe, Georgia, from presumed anaphylactic shock following an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine jab.
COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state)
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan
variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a different genetic sequence
Russia recalls its Ambassador to the United States in order to figure out what to do and where to move in terms of relations with the U.S.
The Ministry of Health temporarily suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine while awaiting a WHO review amidst reports of cases of blood clots in vaccinated people from several European countries.
California health officials say that stadiums, Disneyland, and other theme parks can reopen beginning on April 1 with limited capacity.
Gunmen ambush a police convoy in Coatepec Harinas, State of Mexico, killing eight police officers and five prosecution investigators. It is the deadliest attack on law enforcement in the country since October 2019. The National Guard has been deployed to search for the killers.
geographic and cultural region of Mexico
Four Ukrainian troops are killed and two others are wounded in a separatist rocket attack on a military position in the Donetsk Oblast. It is the worst loss of life in a single attack for Ukrainian forces since 2019.
general election held in the Netherlands
Malaysia reports their first two cases of the B.1.525 variant in two people who travelled from Dubai.
A lockdown will start on March 15 and last until April 6 for the Italian regions of Lombardy, Apulia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Piedmont, Lazio, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, and Marche, thereby bringing the total number of regions under lockdown in the country to 11.
stabbing in Vetlanda, Jönköping County, Sweden
In the fourth day of a siege in Palma, Mozambique, several people are killed by ISIL-linked militants. Local civilians are killed in streets and buildings, with reports of beheadings. A South African man and a British citizen are murdered after a hotel and an evacuation convoy are attacked; other foreigners are also suspected to have been killed. At least 21 soldiers are shot dead while responding to the hotel attack.
President Nana Akufo-Addo, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, and their spouses receive their first doses of the vaccine from the COVAX initiative as Ghana begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19.
aftermath of the violent disruption of the presidential election certification on January 6, 2021
Belarus reports 1,186 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 300,146 cases.
four provinces of Canada on the Atlantic Ocean
The Sudanese transitional government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North sign an agreement in the South Sudanese capital of Juba, holding that the new government will maintain the separation of church and state and uphold the right to worship for all religions.
Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in Tokyo, Japan, held in 2021
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Australian GDP contracted 1.1% in 2020 amid restrictions related to the pandemic.
Pfizer and BioNTech begin a clinical trial testing of their COVID-19 vaccine on healthy children between the ages of six months and 11 years, which is considered a crucial step towards vaccinating children.
The armed forces kill twelve people in an operation in the Guaviare Department against a group run by a former FARC leader.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan receives his first dose of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine.
Representatives from China and the U.S. meet in Anchorage, Alaska, for diplomatic talks.
American online social media and social networking service
British chocolate maker Thorntons announces it will be permanently closing down all of its stores, with the loss of about 600 jobs, thereby ending its 110-year presence on the high street.
Finland declares a state of emergency amidst an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Prime Minister Sanna Marin says that the emergency controls will allow the government to close schools and restaurants and limit movement between regions.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
At least seven soldiers are killed after al-Shabaab militants storm a jail in Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia. More than 400 prisoners are freed during the assault, the majority of whom are Al-Shabaab fighters.
Labour minister Élisabeth Borne tests positive for COVID-19.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko names former Interior Minister Yury Karayeu and Health Minister Vladimir Karanik as possible successors to lead the country.
Uganda receives their first shipment of 864,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied through the COVAX initiative.
state-owned broadcaster of the People's Republic of China
Chinese diplomats say that the boats were sheltering from rough seas and denies the involvement of militias.
The charges are a colonial-era penal code prohibiting publication of information that may "cause fear or alarm", and a telecommunications law stipulating licenses for equipment.
head of state and of government of Turkey
ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials onboard from one port to another
Dictator, General, politician of Chile (1915-2006)
President of Central Bank of Turkish Republic
Mwilanya Asani William, the attorney investigating the murder of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and two other people in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, is murdered by unknown gunmen during an ambush.
Maharashtra reports a record 25,833 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
United States top collegiate-level basketball tournament for 2011
The state has also led other states in the percentage of its population to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Prime Minister Jean Castex receives his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
Due to the increase of cases in the country, President Sebastián Piñera introduces a constitutional reform to postpone the regional, local, and Constitutional Convention elections, scheduled for April 10 and 11.
Saudi Arabia proposes a ceasefire in Yemen to end the conflict against the Houthi movement.
The 63rd Grammy Awards is held in Los Angeles.
Benin receives a shipment of 144,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
The U.S. surpasses 30 million cases of COVID-19.
COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Fiji
The United States Capitol Police announces that it has obtained intelligence on a "possible plot" by an identified militia group to breach the United States Capitol building on the following day, March 4, which has recently been the subject of QAnon conspiracy theories. In response to the intelligence, the United States House of Representatives announces that it has ended its work for the week.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signs an executive order that lifts the statewide mask requirement except for K-12 schools and indoor arenas. Indoor arenas are required to limit their capacity to 50% and club areas and suits to 75%. Indoor and outdoor arenas are required to limit capacity to 25% and 50% respectively for K-12 extracurricular activities.
The Andorran government announces the suspension of the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine as of March 16.
A call for a specific law against honour killings begins in India, after a father in Uttar Pradesh beheaded his daughter two days ago, after opposing her relationship with a man.
open government advocacy and investigative journalism nonprofit at George Washington University
Khin Maung Latt, a campaign manager from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, dies in police custody after being arrested yesterday.
Maine reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa.
Security forces kill at least 54 anti-coup protesters in several cities, thirty-seven of whom were in Yangon. A policeman is also killed. It is the protests' deadliest day. The civilian Vice President, Mahn Win Khaing Than, says that they will pass legislation to "give people the right to defend themselves against the military" and calls for a "revolution" to overthrow the junta. Meanwhile, a junta spokesman labels the protesters as "criminals" but refuses to elaborate.
It was found in a resident in Newton County.
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
historic sovereign kingdom on the British Isles from the 9th century and up to 1707
American military officer and 28th US Secretary of Defense
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
Brazil surpasses 300,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after the U.S.
intentional act of causing one's own death
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Georgia reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. It was found in a resident in Newton County.
The North Dakota House of Representatives votes to expel State Representative Luke Simons (R) following allegations that he threatened and sexually harassed women going back to 2017, when he first took office. This is the first time that either chamber of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly has passed such a vote.
British chocolate maker Thorntons announces it will be permanently closing down all of its stores, with the loss of about 600 jobs, thereby ending its 110-year presence on the high street. The company says it has been massively hit by the pandemic lockdowns and adds that high street conditions are too severe to continue. The company will continue sales online and through supermarkets.
France bans far-right Identitarian nationalist group Génération Identitaire.
Vaccination of Chinese nationals could commence first as the Medicines Regulatory Authority says that the vaccination of Sri Lankans will begin after a study by a committee of experts.
A series of explosions kill 20 people and injure more than 600 others in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The cause is suspected to be negligence related to use of dynamite at a local military base. Almost all buildings in the city are heavily damaged.
Spanish politician, prime Minister of Spain between 2011 and 2018
device to stop a train as quickly as possible
coup d'état in Chile on 11 September 1973
hypothetical government treaties with Indigenous Australians
viral vector vaccine for prevention of COVID-19
Effect of viral outbreak on Muslim pilgrimage
vascular disease caused by the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system
5th First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party
Three people are shot after armed forces open fire at a reunion of students, kidnapped in Zamfara a week ago, and their parents in Jangebe, Nigeria, while the parents protest the kidnapping.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
Galasy ZMesta has been known for mocking the protests against President Alexander Lukashenko.
crime, motivated by prejudice and usually violent
A Eurocopter AS350B3 helicopter crashes into a glacier near Anchorage, Alaska, killing five people, including Czech billionaire Petr Kellner. One crew member survived and has been hospitalized.
continent on the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres
People armed with axes and crowbars attack and set ablaze ten Chinese factories and a hotel in Yangon, resulting in injuries to several Chinese nationals. Some protesters have accused the Chinese government of supporting the Burmese military.
Chinese international state-media organization
A car bombing in front of the City Hall of the municipality of Corinto, Cauca, Colombia, wounds 16 people and is attributed to drug trafficking terrorism.
Peru reports a record 11,260 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,492,519.
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court to hear two more charges against her.
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
President John Magufuli dies of heart complications, which are believed to have resulted from COVID-19.
Tunisia receives its first major shipment of 30,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine.
Washington (state) reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in Brazil. The patient is a person from the King County.
List of heads of government of Ivory Coast
Following pressure from the international community, Ethiopia releases three reporters working for the BBC, AFP, and Financial Times, alongside two local news reporters and two translators, without charge.
Brazil's health regulator Anvisa approves the emergency use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
At an extraordinary session in Sirte, the Libyan parliament votes 121 to 11 to approve a new Government of National Unity led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. The new interim unity government will govern Libya until a general election is held in December.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi signs a decree that orders the closure of all schools in the worst-hit regions due to the spread of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant. The decree will be in effective from March 6 until April 6.
A website dedicated to legal data transparency advocacy
The New York State Assembly's judiciary committee is authorized to initiate an impeachment investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo. Earlier that day, more than 50 state lawmakers had called for Cuomo's resignation in the wake of the allegations and his handling of deaths at nursing homes due to COVID-19.
weapon or tool consisting of a shaft, with a head attached at a parallel angle that is used primarily for chopping, splitting, or shaping materials
2021 United States House of Representatives elections
special elections to the 117th United States Congress
At least 20 people are killed and 30 others are wounded by a suicide car bombing outside a restaurant near the port in Mogadishu.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces that Auckland will move to alert level 2 and rest of the country to alert level one beginning March 7 at 6:00 p.m. NZT after no new community cases have been reported.
Myanmar recalls its Ambassador to the United Kingdom Kyaw Zwar Minn after he publicly called for the release of jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
Hawaii reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa in a person from Oahu with no known travel history.
Seven students are killed in a railing collapse, sending people plummeting from a fourth-floor balcony on to an atrium floor during a student assembly at the Universidad Pública de El Alto, Bolivia. Three people are arrested.
Three Palestinian fishermen are killed in an explosion off the coast of Gaza. The blast is caused by an unknown weapon, suspected to be a rocket.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that the United States will continue to defend troops and interests. He also says that those who carried out the rocket attack in Iraq will be held accountable.
American multinational pharmaceutical company
The official death toll from the major winter storms that struck Texas and triggered statewide blackouts last month rises to at least 111, more than double the previous reported numbers. It is also believed that the storms could become the costliest weather disaster in the state's history.
Kuwait's Cabinet decides to impose a curfew from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time for the next month but will allow salons, gyms, and other commercial activities to reopen on March 7 subject to operating restrictions.
Ongoing battle between Mozambican security forces and Islamist militants over the control of the city of Palma
List of George Floyd protests outside the United States
worldwide protests against racism and police brutality based on or inspired by seeking justice for George Floyd
Burmese (Myanmar) government agency responsible for military and national defense affairs
An army helicopter crashes in Bitlis, Turkey, killing 11 military personnel and injuring two others.
Gunmen kill three female polio vaccination health workers in Jalalabad, Nangarhar.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
Ethiopia begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in order to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections, a week after the country received 2.2 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
A former U.S. State Department official during the Trump administration is arrested and charged for assault and other crimes in relation to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, thereby making him the first known Trump administration official to be tried in relation to the events of January 6.
Convention and exhibition center in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Due to the large number of cases, several cities are put under lockdown, including downtown Santiago. Almost 9 million people will be under quarantine as of March 27.
Opposition leaders call for the release of information as rumors grow that he is on a ventilator at a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
coordinated military actions of a state or a non-state actor in response to a developing situation
hostility or prejudice towards Irish people
Ireland introduces a mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers from 33 high-risk countries, mostly in South America and Africa.
Russian interference in the 2020 United States elections
The Suez Canal is blocked in both directions after the Panamanian-flagged container ship Ever Given runs aground north of Egypt's Suez Port.
2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Thousands of protesters in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province break through police barricades and attempt to march to Bannu, and eventually reach Islamabad, in order to demand a government probe into the deaths of four youths near Janikhel.
Over 20 civilians are killed in an operation launched by Afghan security forces against the Taliban.
China's National People's Congress passes the "decision on improving the electoral system of Hong Kong", which will rewrite the election rules in Hong Kong to ensure a system of "patriots governing Hong Kong".
overview of observance of human rights in Ethiopia
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announces that kindergartens, hair salons, bookshops, libraries, pre-schools and primary schools will be allowed to reopen March 15, as a part of the country's gradual easing of its two-month lockdown.
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev confirms that the government will impose a nationwide curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time from tomorrow until March 22, as well as a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all travelers from Africa, in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Massachusetts confirms its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant that originated in Brazil.
Bhutan launches their largest vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine that was received from India.
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse without consent
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
The German government reaches an agreement with energy providers to compensate them up to €2.4 billion for loss in income attributed to the phase-out of nuclear power, ending years of litigation.
The Biden administration announces that the United States is expected to receive 11 million doses of the vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson.
aerial service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
A massive fire at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh, leaves at least 15 people dead, 550 injured, 400 missing, and 45,000 homeless.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
At least five security personnel and a driver are killed when Naxalites attack their bus with an IED as it crossed a bridge over a culvert in Chhattisgarh, India. This is the biggest Naxalite attack of the year so far in the region.
bilateral relations between Afghanistan and United States
2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Texas Governor Greg Abbott lifts the statewide mask requirement and allows businesses to open at 100% capacity beginning March 10.
Former Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva allegedly resigned over pressure from Bolsonaro to make the Armed Forces publicly support him.
The Brazilian GDP contracts 4.1% in 2020 amid disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the country's third worst economic performance after 1981 (-4.25%) and 1990 (-4.35%).
The new interim unity government will govern Libya until a general election is held in December.
2020 pandemic in Michigan, United States
American former police officer who murdered George Floyd
consist of the ministers, who lead the Brazilian government
Governor Mike Dunleavy announces that Alaska will drop its eligibility requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine and allow all residents over the age of 16 to receive it, thereby becoming the first state to do so.
The government extends the COVID-19 state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the capital Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, for the next two weeks until March 21 as the number of new cases have not fallen sufficiently in order to lift the emergency.
The patient is a 33-year old man from Kerala.
U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Belarus
The government places the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal under the "general community quarantine" and bans all mass gatherings and cross-border travel in those provinces from tomorrow until April 4.
Slovenia suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution following reports of cases of blood clots in vaccinated people in other countries.
Mississippi reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa, in a person in Harrison County.
The Suez Canal Authority says that tugboats are continuing to try to move the 220,000-ton ship as more than 100 cargo ships wait to pass.
Moderna begins testing its vaccine in babies and children aged six months to 11 years in the U.S.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announces a three-week lockdown in the city beginning on March 20 which will close all cultural institutions and many non-essential shopping and entertainment malls due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
The United States Senate votes 50–49 to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package after 24 hours of debate and vote-a-rama sessions on the bill.
federal state in the North-West of Austria
Four elderly Yemenite Jews remain in the country.
Wales lifts their "stay local" rules that have been imposed since December, allowing people to travel freely within the country. They also allow up to six people from two different households to meet and exercise outdoors, as well as resumption of organised outdoor activities and sports for people under the age of 18.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Bulgaria
The government announces that it will ease their social distancing measures when Brunei enters a "New Normal" phase on March 8 as the country has reported no community cases in the last 300 days.
Indonesia receives its first shipment of 1.1 million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
Date: First conflict: 5 February 1961 – 24 February 1994 (33 years, 2 weeks and 5 days) Second conflict: 9 June 2011 – present (11 years, 8 months and 5 days)
Norway's national regulatory authority for new and existing medicines and the supply chain.
association football club in Barcelona, Spain
São Paulo governor João Doria announces that the entire state will revert to "red phase" restrictions, which means that all malls and non-essential businesses will be closed for two weeks beginning March 6 in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Iran receives a shipment of 150,000 doses of the Indian Covaxin vaccine.
Governor of São Paulo João Doria announces the suspension of all professional sports from March 15 until March 30 amid a rise of the number of COVID-19 cases.
Japanese health authorities reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a traveler aged 60s from the Philippines.
A boy, 16, from Newcastle, receives a non-custodial sentence after admitting inviting support for banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action plus multiple offences of inciting terrorism and stirring up racial hatred. The boy, who founded his own neo-Nazi cell aged 15, is the third-youngest UK terror convict.
Protesters storm a government building in Yerevan, Armenia, to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation.
head of government of the Italian Republic
The Italian Medicines Agency approves the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Belgium announces new strict lockdown measures, which will close schools and non-medical contact professions such as hairdressers, restrict operation of non-essential shops, and ban outdoor gatherings of more than four people. These measures will begin on March 26 and will last for at least four weeks.
This is the country's first lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic.
2021 Civilian attack in Jangebe Town, Zamfara Nigeria resulting in the kidnapping of 279 schoolchildren
United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction
The government says a decree by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan dismissing the Chief of the General Staff Onik Gasparyan is now legally effective despite President Armen Sarksyan refusing to sign the decree into force.
organism established within the Roman Curia to ensure the proper interpretation and defense of Sacred Scripture
Kenya reports a record 28 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,982.
Porter denies the allegations and announces that he will be taking a mental health leave.
Oregon reports its first cases of the Lineage P.1 variant in two people from Douglas County who previously travelled to Brazil.
The Maharashtra state government imposes a night curfew beginning on March 28, due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs places sanctions against the chair and vice-chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and Canadian MP Michael Chong.
non-profit healthcare system in New York, United States
Attorney-General, House Leader, and Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter comes forward as the minister accused of raping a woman in 1988, who has since committed suicide, in an anonymous letter sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week.
international organisation of Southeast Asian countries
Colombia grants emergency use authorization for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Brazil reports a record 3,650 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
President Arif Alvi and First Lady Samina Alvi receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
former capital of Myanmar (Burma) and the current capital of Yangon Region
The stimulus bill will be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.
The China National Space Administration and Roscosmos sign a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint lunar space station. Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin says that the space station will be a "complex of experimental research facilities created on the surface or in the orbit of the Moon", and will be available for use by "international partners".
Belarus is disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest after their entry Galasy ZMesta's song "Ya nauchu tebya (I'll Teach You)" was deemed inappropriate by the European Broadcasting Union due to its "political subtext". Galasy ZMesta has been known for mocking the protests against President Alexander Lukashenko.
diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of the Philippines
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Wales, United Kingdom
The United States House of Representatives votes 398–14 on a resolution to condemn the military coup in Myanmar.
The Czech Republic begins a stricter nationwide lockdown announced by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš last week with more police officers and soldiers deployed to enforce the restrictions.
Nepal receives 348,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Changes to Georgia voting laws which have been called voter suppression results in the MLB looking to proposals to move the MLB All-Star Game this July in Atlanta.
President Arif Alvi and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak both test positive for COVID-19.
municipality and capital city of Belgium
county in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
Fiji begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the COVAX initiative. Ten frontline workers are the first to receive doses of the vaccine.
4th President of Republic of Kenya (2013–2022)
The Suez Canal remains blocked for a second consecutive day after the container ship Ever Given got stuck during a dust storm.
Sri Lanka reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which originated in South Africa, in a person who travelled from Tanzania and is currently staying at a quarantine centre.
England reports their first two cases of the new P.3. variant, which was originally detected in the Philippines and has been designated as a "variant of investigation".
Indian national administrative subdivisions
convener of the Civil Human Rights Front
New Caledonia orders a strict lockdown for two weeks beginning at midnight tomorrow following the detection of nine COVID-19 cases among non-quarantined travellers arriving from Wallis and Futuna.
Prime Minister Jean Castex announces a new month-long lockdown in 16 departments across the country, including Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, and parts of Normandy, beginning tomorrow night, in order to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases.
Brazil reports a record 3,780 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thus bringing the nationwide death toll to 317,646.
A Houthi drone strike on a Saudi Aramco oil refinery in the capital Riyadh causes a large fire. The Houthis say that they launched six drones at a Saudi Aramco facility and vow to continue operations against Saudi Arabia as long as its aggression against Yemen continues.
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between I.R. Iran, P.R. China
Finnish politician and the 46th Prime Minister of Finland
Thailand postpones the public vaccination of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of side-effects in some vaccinated people.
Belarus reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in the United Kingdom.
reserve force of the United States Army and Air Force
China's National People's Congress Standing Committee members vote in favor of amendments of the Hong Kong Basic Law Annex I and II to overhaul the electoral system.
Sri Lanka receives 600,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine from China.
Michigan reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa in a child from Jackson County.
The death toll from yesterday's explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, rises to 98 people. More than 615 others are wounded.
A judge in Senegal releases opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on bail, after days of protests as a result of his arrest.
The perpetrator, a man in his 30s who was previously in prison for murdering his mother, is charged with hate crime assault.
The family of George Floyd, the man killed while in police custody last May, settles their lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis for $27 million.
Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar says that China is working closely with the country to restore peace there.
Former interim President Jeanine Áñez is arrested by police and is accused of participating in an alleged coup d'état against ousted President Evo Morales in November 2019.
The United Kingdom reports a new single-day total of 660,276 doses of the vaccine administered.
Dianne Feinstein becomes the longest serving U.S. Senator from California, surpassing Hiram Johnson.
Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said Bharat Biotech's Covaxin did not meet its manufacturing standards.
state general election for Western Australia, held on 13 March 2021
Slovakia reports its first seven cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot becomes the second member of the government to be admitted to a hospital with COVID-19 after Élisabeth Borne, who has already been discharged.
2021 Turkish Air Force Eurocopter AS532 Cougar crash
Thirty-eight protesters are shot dead and 30 more are wounded by the military and police as protests against the February 1 coup continue across the country. A meeting of ASEAN nations called for restraint of the security forces but failed to unanimously call for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
region in France where the capital Paris is located
List of mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in 2021
executive body that directs the politics of Finland
Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
People rally in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first anniversary of the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot by officers who forced entry to her home using a no-knock warrant. Surrounding roads are closed off, but many felt the security measures were excessive.
The bodies of four Filipinos, an Austrian, and a Czech, all oil workers who were kidnapped and then murdered in Libya in 2015 by Islamic State terrorists, are found at a cemetery.
Tencent Music announces that, starting tomorrow, it will repurchase up to US$1 billion of its own stock over the next year in response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission tightening its auditing standards for foreign firms listed on American stock exchanges.
Voting is expected to take place tomorrow.
details regarding the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak in Norway
national meteorological service of Iceland
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Andorra
Hungary grants emergency use approval for the CanSino Biologics Convidecia and Indian Covishield COVID-19 vaccines.
Date: 22 March 2015 – present (7 years, 10 months and 3 weeks)
Florida surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third U.S. state to do so after California and Texas.
licensing and inspection authority for remedies in Switzerland with headquarters in Bern
The President of Tanzania John Magufuli has not been seen in public since February 27. Opposition leaders call for the release of information as rumors grow that he is on a ventilator at a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
Chile reports a record 6,200 cases in the past 24 hours, which is the largest single-day total since June.
sovereign microstate between France and Spain, in Western Europe
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi receives his first dose of Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean
vote on whether a group of people still has confidence in a government or leader
series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
The U.S. surpasses 29 million cases of COVID-19.
In college basketball, the UCLA Bruins advance to the Final Four as an 11th seed after defeating the Michigan Wolverines, becoming the fifth team to do so after LSU in 1986, George Mason in 2006, VCU in 2011, and Loyola–Chicago in 2018. They will also become the second team to reach the Final Four after starting in the First Four since the 2011 VCU Rams. They will play the Gonzaga Bulldogs, who defeated the USC Trojans.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
The perpetrator, a man in his 20s, is shot by police and arrested.
PlainSite public data reveal 450 workers at the Tesla Factory in Fremont have tested positive for COVID-19 since Tesla CEO Elon Musk reopened the building last May.
The European Commission grants the approval of single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for general use. It comes after the European Medicines Agency recommends the conditional marketing authorisation for the vaccine.
2020–21 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Brazil signs a deal with Pfizer to purchase 100 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says that the UK will "continue to stand up for the people of Hong Kong".
elections in the US state of Georgia in 2020
A man is killed after police open fire on a group of protesters in Mandalay.
The United Nations calls on Ethiopia to grant them access to the Tigray region to investigate reports of mass murders and sexual violence that may amount to war crimes.
Cambodia reports its first death from COVID-19. The patient is a 50-year-old man from Phnom Penh.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Lithuania
Norway and Iceland have also suspended their use of the vaccine.
Hungary reports a record 213 deaths and 10,759 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 17,841 and the nationwide case total to 549,839.
The Houthi government in Sanaa, Yemen, deports several Yemenite Jewish families to the United Arab Emirates after reaching an agreement with the families to leave Yemen. Four elderly Yemenite Jews remain in the country.
material created to influence or persuade
criminal case brought in Minnesota district court
65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention election
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Ukraine
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in relation to Antarctica
Mongolia reports a record 109 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,481.
form of attack in which a perpetrator rams vehicle into people or structures
English mathematician and computer scientist (1912–1954)
People armed with axes and crowbars attack and set ablaze ten Chinese factories and a hotel in Yangon, resulting in injuries to several Chinese nationals.
series of resignations by Bolivia's highest political leaders following disputed election results
Chile reports nearly 50,000 active cases of COVID-19, a new record for the country. The country also announces that the entire Santiago Metropolitan Region will be put under lockdown beginning next Saturday.
The European Parliament votes to strip Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, and Clara Ponsatí of their parliamentary immunity, allowing Spanish prosecutors to extradite them to Spain and prosecute them for sedition and embezzlement.
Bharat said in a statement that they would appeal the decision.
Ukraine reports multiple ceasefire violations, with one casualty.
President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-Assad both test positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from the presidential office.
The 2021 redesign of the £50 note, featuring British mathematician Alan Turing on the reverse, is officially unveiled by the Bank of England. It is slated to enter circulation on June 23, Turing's birthday.
Meanwhile, police disperse protesters with tear gas and stun grenades.
Florida becomes the first U.S. state to surpasses 1,000 cases of SARS-CoV-2 variants.
The Brazilian government previously signed a contract to buy 20 million doses.
The Gujarat state government decides to extend the curfew timing by two hours to 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. IST in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot until March 31.
Catalan politician Meritxell Serret surrenders to the Supreme Court after three years in self-imposed exile in Belgium following the declaration of independence in 2017 and her imputation of a crime of disobedience.
The National Congress of Brazil approves an $8 billion spending package to help deal with the second wave of the pandemic in the country.
Protests continue in Senegal against the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, with three more people confirmed dead, bringing the death toll to 4.
The Cologne administrative court temporarily bars the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) from placing the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance, ruling that BfV's announcement two days ago that it was surveying the party violated an agreement to keep the surveillance classified. The court said that the BfV will have to wait until a lawsuit brought by the AfD on the matter is settled before it can proceed.
The Suez Canal Authority suspends navigation through the Suez Canal until the grounded container ship Ever Given can be refloated.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that the state will expand their vaccine eligibility to adults 30 and older beginning tomorrow, and to anyone aged 16 and older beginning on April 6.
Greece reports its youngest death from COVID-19. The patient was a 37-day-old infant.
The region of Campania enters a lockdown which is expected to end on March 21.
The country also surpasses 50,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Campbell warns that it could unleash a "political crisis" and says that the Northern Irish Protocol breaches the 1998 accord.
combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight
island sovereign state off the eastern coast of Africa
Three female media workers are shot dead in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, while a fourth woman is wounded.
The United Kingdom formally declares China to be in breach of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, saying that China is now in "a state of ongoing non-compliance" of the treaty.
Atlanta and unincorporated Cherokee County, Georgia, United States
It is the deadliest attack on law enforcement in the country since October 2019.
Three female media workers are shot dead in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, while a fourth woman is wounded. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
Mexico publishes revised figures, indicating that the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 is 60% higher than previously reported.
The Defense Inspector General releases a report accusing the United States for failing to charge partner nations for the use of American military aircraft. The report also says that the Department of Defense had no way of knowing how many dollars have been lost.
airbase located in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
U.S multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer
land warfare branch of Indonesia's military
theft of assets entrusted to another person by the person that the assets were entrusted to
an Indian Biotechnology company, headquartered in Hyderabad, India.
Núria Calduch becomes the first female Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission named by Pope Francis.
2019–2026 Sudanese transition to democracy
political transition to democracy following the overthrow of Omar Bashir in 2019
5th President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021
Bulgaria surpasses 300,000 cases of COVID-19.
Mount Sinabung in Sumatra, Indonesia erupts, spewing 16,000 feet of ash into the air.
Jordan reports a record 111 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 6,858.
Far-right politics in Germany (1945–present)
Far-right politics in Germany since the defeat of the Nazis in World War II in 1945
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
2021 storming of the United States Capitol
The civilian Vice President, Mahn Win Khaing Than, says that they will pass legislation to "give people the right to defend themselves against the military" and calls for a "revolution" to overthrow the junta.
The head of the Loyalist Communities Council, David Campbell, says that the 1998 Good Friday Agreement is under threat under the current conditions of Brexit and Northern Ireland. Campbell warns that it could unleash a "political crisis" and says that the Northern Irish Protocol breaches the 1998 accord.
state to abolish the death penalty, and the first Southern state to do so.
Rangers wins the Scottish Premiership, the top-flight league in Scottish football, for the first time since 2011 after their rivals Celtic failed to win against Dundee United. It is Rangers manager and former England captain Steven Gerrard's first trophy as a manager, and the win also denies Celtic a record 10th consecutive Premiership title.
The United States Capitol Police requests that the National Guard remain at the Capitol for 60 days in response to a possible second attack on the building.
political position at the government of Taiwan
papal ambassador, diplomatic rank of the Holy See
Medical health workers are the first to receive the vaccine.
The Gujarat state government decides to extend the curfew timing by two hours to 10:00 p.m.
Fighting between Sudan and Ethiopian-backed forces continues in the last Ethiopian stronghold of Bereket in the disputed border region of Al-Fashaga. Sudan claims Eritrean forces are helping the Ethiopians.
geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
Local civilians are killed in streets and buildings, with reports of beheadings.
Delhi reports its first two cases of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa. The patient is a 33-year old man from Kerala.
The protests erupted across the country despite a warning by state television that protesters could be "shot in the head and back".
Hungary reports a record 9,444 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 507,627.
first-level administrative entities of Greece
Greece reports 2,353 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 194,582.
Florida reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Canada
capital city of the United Arab Emirates
Prime Minister Mario Draghi signs a decree that orders the closure of all schools in the worst-hit regions due to the spread of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant.
meeting place of the United States Congress
Prime Minister Imran Khan wins a vote of confidence in the National Assembly of Pakistan amid boycotts from the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement.
supreme court in the European Union, part of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Ireland reaches a milestone of 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered.
Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, thereby making her the first Native American to head the department and the first to be confirmed to a Cabinet post.
Hong Kong Other cities worldwide in solidarity
The Philippines receives its first shipment of 487,200 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by the COVAX initiative.
constitutional institution and the highest office of Spain
Agnès Callamard, Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, reveals that a senior Saudi Arabian official twice threatened to have her "taken care of" if the UN did not obstruct her investigation of the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi.
non-profit organization investigating and exposing corruption cases among high-ranking Russian government officials
Senegal tax inspector and tax justice advocate
virus outbreak in British Columbia, Canada
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
Ukraine reports a record 18,132 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,614,707.
The Indian government's Income Tax Department raids the residences of the founders of Phantom Films due to allegations of tax evasion. Those being interrogated include Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane, and Madhu Mantena. The incident prompts the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and Rahul Gandhi to support the film stars who are being interrogated, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party is using all the arms of the government to stifle the voices of those who support the Indian farmers' protest.
2021 Republic of the Congo presidential election
legislative assembly of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil
People protest in Bristol, United Kingdom, against the proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which would give the police more power to deal with protests.
district within London Borough of Lambeth, London, England and some areas in the London Borough of Wandsworth
The murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for his involvement in the killing of George Floyd begins in Hennepin County, Minnesota. A series of protests in the United States and around the world occurred in 2020 in response to the killing.
capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia
Ukraine reports a record 333 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 30,431.
Date: March 15, 2020 – August 31, 2022 (2 years, 10 months and 4 weeks)
legislative, executive and judiciary authority of India
Passengers triggered the emergency brakes on the first train; a second train following on the same track was not stopped.
The referendum will be held on April 11.
Pope Francis expresses his concerns over the tense situation in Paraguay due to a deepening health and political crisis in the South American nation which have led to protests and instances of violence in recent days. In his message, the Pope appeals for dialogue to prevail over violence.
head of government of the Republic of Albania
West Slavic ethnic group native to the Czech Republic
Missile attacks on Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin
The government's review also identifies Russia as the "most acute threat" to British security.
school where some or all students live on campus
At least 369 ships are now waiting to pass through the canal.
capital city of Guangdong Province, China
Auckland is downgraded to alert level 2 while the rest of New Zealand moves to alert level 1 following confirmation that there are no more community cases.
The patient is a person from the King County.
maritime incident caused by grounded vessel
A Metropolitan Police officer is charged with kidnapping and murder.
Minnesota reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in South Africa. The patient is a person from the Twin Cities area who became ill on January 24 and tested positive on January 29.
People rally in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first anniversary of the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot by officers who forced entry to her home using a no-knock warrant.
Twenty anti-coup protesters are gunned down by soldiers.
April 2018 vehicular ramming attack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Seven people are wounded, three of them critically, after being attacked by a man with an axe in Vetlanda, Sweden.
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
Two workers are stabbed to death during a hostage-taking incident in an apartment building in Onești, Romania. The attacker, a man in his 60s, had a 12-year dispute with the company that was running the building, of which he was the former owner.
2021 military overthrow of the Myanmar's officially elected government
lower house of the United States Congress
Pacific Northwest, Western United States, Southern United States, Eastern United States, Northern Mexico, Eastern Canada, British Isles, Iceland, Southern Greenland
section of land between Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt
strait separating the Philippines and Taiwan
2021–2022 coup resistance movement in Myanmar
Wales lifts their "stay local" rules that have been imposed since December, allowing people to travel freely within the country.
theme park, tourist and entertainment complex in Anaheim, California, United States
This is the biggest Naxalite attack of the year so far in the region.
One crew member survived and has been hospitalized.
A Houthi drone strike on a Saudi Aramco oil refinery in the capital Riyadh causes a large fire.
planned interconnector to link Greek, Cypriot and Israeli power grids via the world's longest submarine power cable
Date: 3 January 2021–ongoing (2 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
It comes after the European Medicines Agency recommends the conditional marketing authorisation for the vaccine.
An investigation is opened into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R–FL) over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and violated federal sex trafficking laws by allegedly paying her to travel with him. Gaetz denied the allegations.
Ukraine grants approval for the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine.
Health workers, soldiers, people over age 65, and people with underlying conditions are the first to receive the vaccine.
In response to the intelligence, the United States House of Representatives announces that it has ended its work for the week.
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
Date: 11 April 2002 – present (20 years, 9 months)
head of the government of Greater London
chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
The government announces that the Greater Manila Area will be placed under enhanced community quarantine, which includes a curfew from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time, for one week from March 29 to April 4.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi and his wife Maria Serenella Cappello receive their first doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
Nine civilians and a police officer are killed during a mass shooting at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, United States.
The government will also restrict the operation of restaurants and snack bars to only offer takeaway services.
organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals
process to form a cabinet in the Netherlands
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan with other countries
Tunisia begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Sputnik V vaccine.
The Israel Antiquities Authority finds fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Cave of Horror, believed to be hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome 1,900 years ago.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Papua New Guinea
Millions of students across England return to primary and secondary schools after two months studying at home during the third lockdown as a first step towards a return to normality.
election of the members of the House of Representatives
Maharashtra reports a record 40,414 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours despite a nightly curfew, thereby bringing the total of confirmed cases to 2.71 million.
IST in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot until March 31.
The total of 66,868 deaths in the past 31 days marked the most lethal month in the country for the duration of the pandemic.
Wales begins to ease their first step of lockdown restrictions, with "stay-at-home" replaced by "stay local". According to new rules, four people from two households can meet outside and outdoor sports can be resumed.
Protesters block all major roads leading to the capital Beirut amid continued unrest over the crash of the pound, increase in consumer goods prices, mass unemployment and delay of the formation of a new government.
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
Pakistan reports 100 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest recorded in a single day of the year so far, thus bringing the nationwide death toll to 14,434. The number of patients in critical care with COVID-19 also reaches an all-time high of 3,749.
A boy, 16, from Newcastle, receives a non-custodial sentence after admitting inviting support for banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action plus multiple offences of inciting terrorism and stirring up racial hatred.
Indian metropolis and union territory that includes New Delhi
city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in north central Alabama, United States
president of the United States since 2021
city on the Chambal River in Rajasthan, northern India
Indian migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
condition of migrant workers during the ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
ongoing crisis occurring in the country of Yemen
Holy See's independent city-state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
At least 19 people are killed and 185 others are injured after two trains collide in Sohag, Egypt.
overview of sex trafficking in the United States
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Serbia
A pipe bomb explodes outside a COVID-19 test centre in Bovenkarspel, Netherlands, causing minor damage.
autonomous constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark
President Moon Jae-in receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in preparation for a visit to the United Kingdom to attend the G7 summit in June.
Federal Member State in northeastern Somalia
protest in Armenia following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement
Islamic terrorist group al-Shabaab publicly executes five people by firing squad for allegedly spying for the American and Somali intelligence agencies in Jilib, Middle Juba. Hundreds of people reportedly gathered to watch the execution.
Ireland introduces a mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers from 33 high-risk countries, mostly in South America and Africa. Travellers from these countries will be required to quarantine for 14 days at a government-designated facility.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announces a slight easing of the lockdown in Zimbabwe amidst a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Seven civilians are killed and 16 others are wounded in a Syrian government airstrike on a hospital in Atareb, Aleppo Governorate.
Freedom House, in its annual Freedom in the World report, downgrades India from "free" to "partially free".
English association football player and manager
The Loyalist Communities Council and other loyalist groups in Northern Ireland inform Prime Minister Boris Johnson that they are withdrawing support for the Good Friday Agreement in opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Slovakia receives the first shipment consisting 200,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine as it signed an agreement to secure two million doses.
Chinese inactivated virus candidate vaccine against COVID-19
A woman opens fire at the Indonesian National Police headquarters in Jakarta before being shot dead by police. A male accomplice flees the scene. No other casualties are reported.
Incidents of American domestic terrorism
Three people are killed and one injured when a small plane crashes in Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.
They consist of a mass shooting that left eight people injured; a subsequent, fatal shooting by a police officer; and an unrelated fatal shooting that occurred nearby.
Egyptian government authority that owns, operates and maintains the Suez Canal
sovereign state in northern South America
Middle-school students return to school in some areas and university classes also resume for those who have been vaccinated.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since October 2022
One person is killed and 11 others are wounded when rockets strike oil refineries near al-Bab and Jarablus, Syria.
American automotive, energy storage and solar power company
highest priority warning for a confirmed tornado from the National Weather Service
In the fourth day of a siege in Palma, Mozambique, several people are killed by ISIL-linked militants.
region comprising the westernmost states of the United States
string of shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Greece reports a record 4,340 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 260,077.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin says that the emergency controls will allow the government to close schools and restaurants and limit movement between regions.
A judge orders three men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to stand trial, after a three-day preliminary hearing. Threat of terrorism charges are dismissed against two of the defendants.
It is the worst loss of life in a single attack for Ukrainian forces since 2019.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
Tut.By journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich is sentenced to a half-year in prison for reporting personal data on the death of Raman Bandarenka during protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
overview of the high-speed rail system in Germany
Minister of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion (France)
regency in Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
lowest remuneration which can be paid legally in a state for working
political alignment on the extreme end of right-wing politics
Head of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Saudi Arabia
details of ongoing viral pandemic in the Czech Republic
cultural and geographic subregion in the Southern United States
The Turkish lira plunges by 15% after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fires Governor of the Central Bank Naci Ağbal. He is replaced by Erdoğan ally Şahap Kavcıoğlu.
UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay is expected to be reelected as head of the agency after no other candidates were nominated.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Saskatchewan, Canada
song performed by Galasy ZMesta, originally intended for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest
The remaining defendants either withdrew their bail application or remain in custody under other circumstances.
head of state and head of government of Brazil
Earlier in the week, the company had been criticized for advertising its vaccine with a 79% efficacy rating using what critics claimed was outdated data.
The Houthi government in Sanaa, Yemen, deports several Yemenite Jewish families to the United Arab Emirates after reaching an agreement with the families to leave Yemen.
ongoing indirect conflict between Iran and Israel
The Kyrgyzstan Parliament approves a new referendum on a draft constitution that would expand the powers of President Sadyr Japarov and allow him to run for office again after his term ends.
sexual act or attempt to obtain a sexual act by violence or coercion
various unmanned and manned flights from the Earth to the Moon
The New York State Assembly's judiciary committee is authorized to initiate an impeachment investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The North Dakota House of Representatives votes to expel State Representative Luke Simons (R) following allegations that he threatened and sexually harassed women going back to 2017, when he first took office.
The death toll since the protests began officially surpasses 500.
Sudan receives over 800,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative, becoming the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to receive it.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021
coronavirus legislation in England, UK Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 364
Former president of FC Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu is arrested while Mossos d'Esquadra search the FC Barcelona offices. Three other senior staff members are also arrested.
A pan-European nationalist, far-right political movement originating from France
largest city in California, United States of America
political and economic union of 27 European states
last four teams remaining in a play-off tournament
The Chilean Air Force announces that part of its staff in Antarctica has been vaccinated against COVID-19, making them the first people on the continent to receive a vaccine.
consolidated city-county in Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Brazil reports a record 90,303 new confirmed cases from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide case total to 11,693,838.
ADF attacks have increased, with more than 140 people killed by the group since the beginning of the year.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Slovenia
city and administrative center of Barysaw district in the Minsk region of central Belarus
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
This ruling restores Lula's political rights and thus clears the way for his presidential candidacy in 2022.
nutritionally dense or sweet food product from the seed of Theobroma cacao - cocoa bean
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 Summer Olympics
county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
The National Guard has been deployed to search for the killers.
The Suez Canal Authority accepts an offer from the United States Navy to deploy an assessment team of dredging experts to assist in efforts to remove the stranded Ultra Large Container Vessel Ever Given. The Suez Canal has now been blocked for four consecutive days.
Before being arrested, Áñez denounced the arrest and stated that the "persecution had begun".
The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority approves the emergency use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
Montenegro receives 30,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine donated by China.
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North
Brazil reports a record 3,251 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 298,843.
sovereign state situated on an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
collegiate research university in Oxford, England
government led by a committee of military leaders
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
Nine of the 20 regions, as well as the autonomous province of Trentino, enter a strict state of lockdown, in the government's latest attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Montenegro
A minibus and a trailer-truck collide on a highway near Atfih, Middle Egypt, killing 18 people and injuring five others.
incurable disease unable to be treated that will almost certainly result in the patient's death
France surpasses four million cases and 90,000 deaths of COVID-19.
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
overview of the immigration policy of the Biden administration
The court said that the BfV will have to wait until a lawsuit brought by the AfD on the matter is settled before it can proceed.
Constitutional monarchy which governs Japan
single engine series of the Ecureuil light helicopter family
202 West Lincoln Avenue Orange, California
Premier Su Tseng-chang receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as the country begins its vaccination campaign.
The government will also require travelers from other states to carry a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours beginning March 25 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a reshuffle of his Cabinet in light of recent controversies. Michaelia Cash becomes Attorney-General and Industrial Relations Minister, replacing alleged rapist Christian Porter, who is instead made Industry, Science and Technology Minister. Peter Dutton becomes Leader of the House, replacing Porter and Defence Minister, replacing Linda Reynolds, who was criticised for her handling of a rape allegation among her ministerial staff. Reynolds is instead made Government Services Minister.
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates
The government also announces that all educational institutions will be closed as of March 15 and travel to Gozo will be restricted to residents and essential activities.
principle to separate religious and civil institutions
Ukraine reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom in two people from Ivano-Frankivsk.
Avatar retakes its place as the world's highest-grossing film of all time from Avengers: Endgame following a domestic release in China.
Tajikistan begins their vaccination campaign against COVID-19 on the orders of President Emomali Rahmon.
Following pressure from the international community, Ethiopia releases three reporters working for the BBC, AFP, and Financial Times, alongside two local news reporters and two translators, without charge. No reason was given for their arrest, and it is still unclear if four other journalists have been released.
artificial waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
It has not been determined whether there is a link between the vaccine and the clots.
Far-right terrorism in the United Kingdom
Colombian municipality of the department of Cauca
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Turkic ethnic group of Central and East Asia
watercraft designed to move other watercraft
Gunmen ambush a police convoy in Coatepec Harinas, State of Mexico, killing eight police officers and five prosecution investigators.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
in vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments from small amounts of short oligonucleotide primers
She says that the plan was a "mistake" and apologizes for it.
association football club in Glasgow, Scotland
provisional Government of Libya since March 2021
Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls for a "Freedom Day" and renewed protests against President Alexander Lukashenko in order to mount pressure for him to resign amidst a disputed election last year.
The special election to the 2nd congressional district will head to an April 24 runoff between the top two finishers Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson.
American politician and academic administrator
Putin also said that Ukraine failed to comply with the July 2020 ceasefire of the conflict, which has killed over 14,000 people since it broke out in 2014.
Branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Texas, United States
Industry, Science and Technology Minister
A bombing in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, kills three people and injures 13 others.
widespread anti-government protests of 2019
Date: In whole of the United States: May 26, 2020 – May 26, 2021 (1 year)
sovereign state in southern Europe, enclaved within Italy
At a candlelight vigil in Clapham, mourners defying COVID-19 gathering restrictions clash with police officers attempting to disperse them, resulting in four arrests. The actions of the police draw condemnation from several officials, including London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Home Secretary Priti Patel.
Parliament meets in the central city of Sirte to vote on the approval of the interim Government of National Unity, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. Voting is expected to take place tomorrow.
Storm warning phrase used by the U.S. Storm Prediction Center
in the House of Representatives of Australia
Prime Minister James Marape says that vaccination will not be compulsory and will initially be directed at health workers, people over 50 years of age and people with underlying health conditions.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, causing tsunami waves of up to 1 metre (3.3 ft).
Beijing’s sanctions followed those imposed by the United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada earlier this week for what they say are violations of the rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
The Government of Poland announces a new national lockdown, which will close all cultural venues and non-essential shops for three weeks beginning on March 20 as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Gibraltar
Food and Drug Administration (Philippines)
council of senior federal ministers of Australia
Spanish politician and president of FC Barcelona
Diplomatic relations between the Principality of Andorra and the Kingdom of Spain
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
The new members of the House of Representatives are installed by Speaker Khadija Arib.
rohingya refugee camp fire in Bangladesh
act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country
ideology and movement that promotes the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people) especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty (self-governance) over its homeland
The European Commission endorses the move.
independent Israeli governmental authority
The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
U.S. President Joe Biden warns that the country will not meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan.
Persian-speaking people native to central Afghanistan
Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin says that the space station will be a "complex of experimental research facilities created on the surface or in the orbit of the Moon", and will be available for use by "international partners".
AstraZeneca announces that the efficacy rating of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been lowered to 76%, following new analyses of the trial run in the United States.
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Seychelles approves the emergency use of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
At least 20 people are killed and 24 others injured in a fire at a clothing factory in Cairo, Egypt.
length of linen cloth bearing the image of a man who is alleged to be Jesus of Nazareth
Some protesters have accused the Chinese government of supporting the Burmese military.
The European Union notifies the United Kingdom of its intent to start an infringement procedure. According to the EU, the UK breached the Northern Ireland Protocol by unilaterally extending the grace period related to trade on the island of Ireland beyond April 1.
A report by the United Nations mission in Mali concludes that an airstrike conducted by France in Mopti on January 3 killed 19 civilians at a wedding. The French military maintains that it had killed rebel fighters identified by aerial surveillance, and denies that a wedding had taken place in Bounti.
This forces the government to impose further restrictions across the country.
The Israel Antiquities Authority finds fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Cave of Horror, believed to be hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome 1,900 years ago. In addition, a 10,500-year-old weaving basket made of woven flowers is also found.
Three other senior staff members are also arrested.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivers the 2021 Spring budget to the House of Commons, announcing the government's tax and spending plans for the year ahead, as well as further COVID-19 support measures, including extending the furlough until the end of September and increasing the minimum wage beginning in April.
The accord is expected to significantly increase Chinese investment in Iran, especially in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
city in Alameda County, California, United States
Date: 3 November 2020 – 3 November 2022 (2 years)
Authorities are treating the incident as a terrorist attack.
payments or benefits related to corruption
She also urges an end to the violence in the country.
Bulgaria reports 3,502 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total since December 11, and brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 266,805.
local time for the next month but will allow salons, gyms, and other commercial activities to reopen on March 7 subject to operating restrictions.
List of migrant vessel incidents on the Mediterranean Sea
Turkey reports a record 37,303 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3.27 million.
Threat of terrorism charges are dismissed against two of the defendants.
German intelligence agency Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution formally places far-right oppositional party Alternative for Germany under surveillance, accusing it of aiming to subvert the constitution. It is the first time that a major political party has been placed under surveillance since the end of World War II.
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev confirms that the government will impose a nationwide curfew from 10:00 p.m.
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The death toll from yesterday's raids in Tahoua, Niger, rises to at least 137. A security official blames ISIL for the attacks in a volatile region, which has seen an increase in these types of attacks in the past few months.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in New Jersey
The government and Metrorex condemn the strike as illegal.
head of state of Sudan for 39 months starting mid-August 2019
The Government of Italy will impose a mandatory five-day quarantine for all travelers from other European Union member states until April 6.
head of state and of government of Texas
Thirty students and several staff members are kidnapped from a school in Kaduna State, Nigeria, by a group of gunmen.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Chinese pro-democracy movement and subsequent massacre
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Georgia
type of ethnic group consisting of native peoples of the Australian continent and Torres Strait Islands
USA Minimum wages by national, state, territory and other subdivision levels
Tunisia reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom.
aviation occurrence that affects or could affect the safety of operation
Iraq receives 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccines donated by China as the country officially begins its vaccination campaign.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admits for the first time that Eritrean troops entered Ethiopia's Tigray Region and fought the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front, and that they may have been involved in war crimes. Abiy says that Eritrean forces promised to leave the region as soon as Ethiopia's military was able to "control the border".
Additionally, the state also reports seven cases of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2.
The variant is different from the Brazil, South African, and UK variants.
industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products
administration of a vaccine to protect against disease
shooting at grocery store on March 22, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Oregon, United States
1960s–1990s conflict in Northern Ireland
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
Russian–Syrian hospital bombing campaign
Ongoing series of attacks on hospitals by Syrian and Russian security forces
Prime Minister James Marape is the first person to receive a dose of the vaccine.
independent commission tasked with discovering past crimes against humanity by a government. Starting in Latin America in the 1980s, several such commissions were initiated worldwide from the 1990s
Three people are killed in a car bombing in Kandahar Province.
At an extraordinary session in Sirte, the Libyan parliament votes 121 to 11 to approve a new Government of National Unity led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.
executive department of the U.S. federal government
The waterway has now been blocked for three consecutive days.
international agreement between the United States and the Pacific Island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau
clandestine acquisition of confidential information
There have been no reports of any immediate casualties.
Andalusia reports its first case of the A.23.1 COVID-19 variant that originated in Uganda.
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
ADF gunmen attack a village in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 23 civilians.
The Rajasthan state government imposes a curfew in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Sagwara, and Kushalgarh from 11:00 p.m.
overview of the time zones used in New Zealand
Lake Michigan off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK economy
lower legislative house of the Parliament of Pakistan
Kyrgyz politician and the president of Kyrgyzstan
shooting at an office complex in Orange, California on March 31, 2021
fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time
eastern portion of the Southern United States
The patient is a 50-year-old man from Phnom Penh.
The Kyrgyzstan Parliament approves a new referendum on a draft constitution that would expand the powers of President Sadyr Japarov and allow him to run for office again after his term ends. The referendum will be held on April 11.
The Suez Canal Authority accepts an offer from the United States Navy to deploy an assessment team of dredging experts to assist in efforts to remove the stranded Ultra Large Container Vessel Ever Given.
The 2021 redesign of the £50 note, featuring British mathematician Alan Turing on the reverse, is officially unveiled by the Bank of England.
former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city
The Italian Medicines Agency bans a batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines as a precautionary measure following the death of three military officers in Sicily who had been vaccinated.
island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
Slovakia imposes an overnight curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time, in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The curfew will last until at least March 19.
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
city in Alaska, United States of America
The cause is suspected to be negligence related to use of dynamite at a local military base.
Delhi reports its first two cases of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella receives the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Taiwan reports the largest ever incursion into its air defence identification zone by People's Liberation Army Air Force warplanes. The fleet of Chinese aircraft, including Xian H-6 strategic bombers and Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, flew south of the island over the Bashi Channel, according to a statement from Taiwan's Defence Ministry.
Malaysia grants conditional approval for the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Sinovac CoronaVac vaccines.
upper house of the United States Congress
Sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo
Fighting between Sudan and Ethiopian-backed forces continues in the last Ethiopian stronghold of Bereket in the disputed border region of Al-Fashaga.
town & municipality in State of Mexico, Mexico
armed conflict between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the Israel Defense Forces
Changes to Georgia voting laws which have been called voter suppression results in the MLB looking to proposals to move the MLB All-Star Game this July in Atlanta. Civil rights groups also urged the PGA to pull the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
The Danish Health Authority temporarily suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for two weeks as a "precaution" following reports that some vaccinated people had experienced blood clots, causing one person to die after receiving the vaccine. It has not been determined whether there is a link between the vaccine and the clots. Norway and Iceland have also suspended their use of the vaccine.
During a news conference in Naypyidaw, the Tatmadaw defended the reimposition of the junta and claimed that ousted national leader Aung San Suu Kyi was corrupt, tantamount to graft.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says the movement incites "discrimination, hatred and violence".
Mauritania begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 after receiving 500,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine from China.
Thirteen people are killed and eleven others are wounded in a traffic accident in Imperial County, California, US.
air warfare branch of Chile's armed forces
It is slated to enter circulation on June 23, Turing's birthday.
The Palestinian National Authority receives 61,440 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The attacker, a man in his 60s, had a 12-year dispute with the company that was running the building, of which he was the former owner.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admits for the first time that Eritrean troops entered Ethiopia's Tigray Region and fought the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front, and that they may have been involved in war crimes.
Mask wearing is made mandatory indoors and private gatherings are limited to 30.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
The official death toll from the major winter storms that struck Texas and triggered statewide blackouts last month rises to at least 111, more than double the previous reported numbers.
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Julia Letlow, the wife of late Representative-elect Luke Letlow, wins the special election to the 5th congressional district, thereby becoming Louisiana's first female Republican Representative.
The Government of Malta announces that, due to record numbers of new cases, all theatres, museums, and gyms will be closed, all organised sports and religious activities will be banned, and gatherings will be limited to four people. The government also announces that all educational institutions will be closed as of March 15 and travel to Gozo will be restricted to residents and essential activities.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Kuwait
American politician from New Mexico; 54th U.S. Secretary of the Interior
ethnic group; Americans of Venezuelan ancestry
epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region with global health impact
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Bangladesh reports a record 5,181 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 600,895.
The European Union imposes sanctions against several officials in China for human rights abuses in Xinjiang. These sanctions are Europe's first since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
civil conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
The death toll since the protests began officially surpasses 500. Pro-democracy activists launch a "garbage strike" in Yangon as rebel groups demand that the military stop the bloodshed or face retaliation.
American theme park in California owned by The Walt Disney Company
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
Cyprus, Greece, and Israel sign an agreement to build the world's largest and deepest submarine power cable that will connect the three Mediterranean countries' power grids at a cost of about $900 million. The project is expected to be completed by 2024.
2021 mob attempt to prevent or influence Presidential electoral vote count
Facebook blocks the account of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro for spreading fake news related to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as alleged miraculous remedies to combat the disease.
Slovakia imposes an overnight curfew from 8:00 p.m.
Kenya approves the emergency use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
The Brazilian GDP contracts 4.1% in 2020 amid disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company will continue sales online and through supermarkets.
China confirms an outbreak of African swine fever in domestic pigs being illegally transported through Funing County in Yunnan province.
Bahrain eases some of its COVID-19-related restrictions, allowing restaurants, cafés, swimming pools, and sport facilities to reopen, but restricts gatherings to no more than 30 people.
local time, for one week from March 29 to April 4.
Brazil reports a record 3,251 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 298,843. It is the first time that Brazil has recorded more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19 in a single day.
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)
efforts used in the US to prevent eligible voters from exercising their right to vote
The Autonomous Province of Trento is also placed under a lockdown, while strict measures are imposed for eight more regions.
The government announces a deal with Pfizer to receive 14 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by June, and a total of 99 million doses by the end of the year.
Brazil reports a record 2,841 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 282,400.
Ten people are killed in a plane crash in Jonglei State, South Sudan.
professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan, contested between six franchises comprising cricketers from Pakistan and around the world
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)
runs the diplomatic relations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (a.k.a. North Korea) with other countries
Catalan philosopher, politician and professor
Premier of the Republic of China, Taiwanese politician
diplomatic relations between North Korea and Malaysia
The Rajasthan state government imposes a curfew in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Sagwara, and Kushalgarh from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. IST beginning tomorrow. The government will also require travelers from other states to carry a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours beginning March 25 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Parliament meets in the central city of Sirte to vote on the approval of the interim Government of National Unity, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.
North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
type of naval mine which is attached to a target by magnets
constituent country of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
American collegiate basketball competition
interim government in Western Asia, governing West Bank Areas A and B since 1994 and, until 2006, the Gaza Strip
Prime Minister of Luxembourg and President of the European Commission (born 1954)
The United States Senate votes 51–40 to confirm U.S. Rep.
cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland
Twelve people are killed after soldiers open fire on protesters in Mandalay, Yangon, and Pyay. A 13-year-old child is among those killed, the youngest victim of the unrest to date.
List of governors of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
Newly declassified documents released by the US National Security Archive shows that Brazil supported the coup d'état that overthrew Chilean President Salvador Allende, and raised power to dictator Augusto Pinochet.
form of limited overs cricket (white ball cricket) with 20 overs per innings
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 24–28, 2021
severe weather effect in the Southern United States
earthquake that occurs before the larger mainshock, and is related to the latter in both time and space
Chancellor Angela Merkel announces that yesterday's decision to impose a five-day nationwide shutdown has been reversed. She says that the plan was a "mistake" and apologizes for it.
During a news conference in Naypyidaw, the Tatmadaw defended the reimposition of the junta and claimed that ousted national leader Aung San Suu Kyi was corrupt, tantamount to graft. No supporting evidence for these allegations was offered outside of the taped testimony of a former colleague of Aung San Suu Kyi, Phyo Min Thein, who has been detained by the military since the coup began.
The decree will be in effective from March 6 until April 6.
The Turkish lira plunges by 15% after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fires Governor of the Central Bank Naci Ağbal.
federal defense forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities
bilateral relations between China and Canada
armed conflict in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Albania
The company says it has been massively hit by the pandemic lockdowns and adds that high street conditions are too severe to continue.
act of mass impulse among herd of animals or a crowd of people
capital city and smallest province of Indonesia
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
The United Kingdom reports a new single-day record of 711,156 doses of the vaccine administered.
main ordination status in the Catholic Church
An 8.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of New Zealand's North Island, initially prompting a tsunami warning.
Date: 5 October 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months and 6 days)
Military head of state of Nigeria, 1983–1985 and President of Nigeria since 2015
U.S. government's leading oversight authority on Afghanistan reconstruction
Forty-five people are killed during a stampede at a stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where hundreds of people were paying their last respects to President John Magufuli, who died on 17 March.
official who holds the highest-ranked executive position in a sovereign state
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes central Greece and is felt in neighbouring countries.
A security official blames ISIL for the attacks in a volatile region, which has seen an increase in these types of attacks in the past few months.
Due to the large number of cases, several cities are put under lockdown, including downtown Santiago.
capital and largest city of Grand Est; located in the historical region of Alsace
ongoing viral outbreak in Massachusetts, United States
Killing of four Juveniles in Janikhel Bannu
constituent political entity of the United States of America
Haaland is an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that the United States will continue to defend troops and interests.
sovereign state in Oceania, situated on an archipelago
The National Weather Service issues a particularly dangerous situation tornado watch after level 5 "high risk" watches are issued for parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
2018 murder of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany
loyalist organisation of Northern Ireland
The Philippines reports a record 8,019 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 671,792.
state in the western and central peninsular region of India
method of execution by multiple shooters firing rifles simultaneously on command
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
United Nations body tasked with the promotion of human rights
At least 21 soldiers are shot dead while responding to the hotel attack.
rapid transit system in Bucharest, Romania
Vice President Samia Suluhu is expected to succeed him and become Tanzania's first female president.
German government agency responsible for disease control and prevention
2020 United States presidential election
person who has a net worth of at least one billion (1,000,000,000) units of a given currency
Belarus is disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest after their entry Galasy ZMesta's song "Ya nauchu tebya (I'll Teach You)" was deemed inappropriate by the European Broadcasting Union due to its "political subtext".
Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company
reduction of human social interaction in an effort to prevent the spread of infectious disease
The Bucharest Metro stops operating as a result of a strike by the trade union of the metro.
overview about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Guinea-Bissau suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine until May amid safety concerns regarding the vaccine, including fears about blood clots.
The Houthis say that they launched six drones at a Saudi Aramco facility and vow to continue operations against Saudi Arabia as long as its aggression against Yemen continues.
Earlier that day, more than 50 state lawmakers had called for Cuomo's resignation in the wake of the allegations and his handling of deaths at nursing homes due to COVID-19.
Poland will close barbers, hairdressers, and beauty shops from March 27 until April 9, as well as kindergartens and nurseries, while restricting the capacity at essential shops, churches, public markets, and post offices amidst the rising number of the COVID-19 cases.
Date: 24 May 2020 – 25 March 2021 (10 months and 1 day)
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
interconnected network for delivering electricity from suppliers to consumers
The incident prompts the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and Rahul Gandhi to support the film stars who are being interrogated, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party is using all the arms of the government to stifle the voices of those who support the Indian farmers' protest.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says that it has investigated Britannia Hotels-owned holiday park operator Pontins after a whistleblower revealed Pontins had a blacklist of common Irish surnames to prevent Roma and Irish travelers from booking at its parks.
Pakistani government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
Papua New Guinea begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied from Australia. Prime Minister James Marape is the first person to receive a dose of the vaccine.
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
Suspected ADF militants kill eight civilians during a shooting attack at a market in Mambelenga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. ADF attacks have increased, with more than 140 people killed by the group since the beginning of the year.
Another emergency was also issued for Brent and Centreville.
Sudan claims Eritrean forces are helping the Ethiopians.
economic stimulus package proposed by President Joe Biden
Internet country-code top level domain for France
blood platelet disease characterized by a low platelet count
The decision will allow thousands of Venezuelan migrants to stay and work legally in the U.S., and it will remain in effect for 18 months.
national police agency of Myanmar (Burma)
cabinet-level position in the Brazilian government charged with representing the federal government of Brazil in legal proceedings
re-acquisition by a company of its own shares
administrative division in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A 65-year-old woman from the Philippines is critically wounded after being assaulted by a man during a racist attack in New York City.
head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France
Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard and current Health Minister Greg Hunt receive their first doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
Brazil reports a record 100,158 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
person in charge of the Secretariat of Government of Brazil
The Government of Malta announces that, due to record numbers of new cases, all theatres, museums, and gyms will be closed, all organised sports and religious activities will be banned, and gatherings will be limited to four people.
Julia Letlow, the wife of late Representative-elect Luke Letlow, wins the special election to the 5th congressional district, thereby becoming Louisiana's first female Republican Representative. The special election to the 2nd congressional district will head to an April 24 runoff between the top two finishers Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
South Africa's head of state and head of government
district in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division
A female doctor is killed and a child is wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, when a bomb attached to the doctor's rickshaw explodes, while seven workers at a Hazara plaster factory are shot dead in Surkh-Rōd District, Nangarhar.
American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives
one of two major conglomerates run by the Burmese military (through the Ministry of Defence)
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
The European Union notifies the United Kingdom of its intent to start an infringement procedure.
Professional Golfers' Association of America
American organization of golf professionals
overview of contemporary Afghan politics
Almost 9 million people will be under quarantine as of March 27.
civil status similar to marriage, most often independent of the gender of partners
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the Republic of Ireland
This is the first time that either chamber of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly has passed such a vote.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Hungary
1 Gustave L. Levy Place and 1468 Madison Avenue, East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
The only exceptions are for reasons of "proven necessity and urgency".
A series of shootings occur on the oceanfront of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Friday night.
lower house of the Netherlands parliament
operation that has led to numerous investigations into Petrobras regarding alleged corruption and payment of kickbacks
Conservative political movement in Pakistan
A woman opens fire at the Indonesian National Police headquarters in Jakarta before being shot dead by police.
terrorism motivated by right-wing and far-right ideologies
Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok resigns amid a wave of mass resignations after President Zuzana Čaputová demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Igor Matovič over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
head of the Department of the Interior in the United States government
Between April 3–5, the entire country will be placed under a lockdown.
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
A series of explosions kill 20 people and injure more than 600 others in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
effort to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing specific groups of people from voting
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of North Dakota
December 2020 agreement between the UK and the EU
collision of a vehicle with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or other object
continent, mainly on the Earth's southwestern quadrant
spacecraft designed to remain in space for an extended period with a crew
Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)
Chauvin's trial is the first time that a judge in Minnesota has authorized cameras to show a full criminal trial.
Date: 6 September 2017 – 1 June 2018 (8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Ivory Coast begins its mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine delivered by the COVAX initiative.
imposition of direct military control of a government
pyrokinetic engine used for propulsion; for the incendiary weapon, see Q2037215
The protesters allege that the youths were tortured and killed by security forces.
Prime Minister of Ivory Coast (2020-2021)
event in which the varieties of precipitation are formed that only occur at low temperatures
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
More than 400 prisoners are freed during the assault, the majority of whom are Al-Shabaab fighters.
city in South West England, United Kingdom
COVID-19 pandemic in United Arab Emirates
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
Turkish government ministry responsible for military and national defence affairs
romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
Date: 29 December 2020 – present (2 years, 1 month ago)
container ship of Evergreen Marine Corporation, launched in 2018
Two attackers are shot dead by responding security forces.
Many of these cases can't be detected by PCR tests.
city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Iceland
Russian jets strike gas facilities in the town of Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, near the border with Turkey, and strike Qah with a surface-to-surface missile, according to the Turkish Ministry of National Defense.
Chinese adenovirus-based vaccine against COVID-19
It is Rangers manager and former England captain Steven Gerrard's first trophy as a manager, and the win also denies Celtic a record 10th consecutive Premiership title.
The Kachin Independence Army says that it attacked a police station in Kyaukgyi village-tract in Shwegu Township, Kachin State, injuring at least one officer.
epidemiological intervention of restriction on the movement of people and goods, which is intended to prevent the spread of infectious disease or pests
police department of Minneapolis, Minnesota
person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
Indoor arenas are required to limit their capacity to 50% and club areas and suits to 75%.
meet in Anchorage, Alaska, for diplomatic talks.
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
The attacker is shot and wounded by responding security forces.
Ivory Coast begins its mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine delivered by the COVAX initiative. Health workers, teachers, and members of the armed forces are the first to receive the vaccine.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Ethiopia
37,440 of the doses are the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the other 24,000 doses are the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
A meeting of ASEAN nations called for restraint of the security forces but failed to unanimously call for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
2021 arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries participants
megathrust earthquake off the east coast of Japan
institution for the education of students by teachers
A 65-year-old woman from the Philippines is critically wounded after being assaulted by a man during a racist attack in New York City. The perpetrator, a man in his 30s who was previously in prison for murdering his mother, is charged with hate crime assault.
zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, United States
island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands
civilisation that began growing on the Italian Peninsula from 8th century BC
The patient is a Brooklyn woman in her 90s in Mount Sinai Hospital who had no travel history.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in California, United States
Finland suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reporting two cases of unusual blood clotting in the brain in vaccinated people.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Turkey
system of courts that interprets and applies the law in India
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
organization of workers with common goals
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Rajasthan, India
The Biden administration grants temporary protected status to Venezuelans living in the United States.
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)
Former Prime Ministers José María Aznar and Mariano Rajoy testify as witnesses at the National Audience in a corruption trial affecting the People's Party.
land warfare branch of Colombia's military
The grounded container ship Ever Given is refloated and towed north, allowing the Suez Canal to reopen.
The Directorate-General of Health temporarily suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution following reports of "rare, but severe" suspected side-effects among vaccinated people in other countries.
militias and armed volunteer groups affiliated with the Union of Novorossiya
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the United Arab Emirates
No one is directly killed or wounded by the strikes, but an American civilian contractor dies of a heart attack during the impact.
market value of goods and services produced within a country
East Timor imposes a "sanitary fence and mandatory confinement" in the capital Dili for the next seven days beginning at midnight.
Temporary status for eligible nationals of designated countries who reside in the United States, accorded to nationals from some countries affected by armed conflict or natural disaster, allows persons to live and work in the U.S. for limited times
Three soldiers are killed and seven others are wounded when two military posts are attacked in Kafolo and Téhini, Ivory Coast. Two attackers are also killed and four more are arrested.
Chile reports nearly 50,000 active cases of COVID-19, a new record for the country.
The French military maintains that it had killed rebel fighters identified by aerial surveillance, and denies that a wedding had taken place in Bounti.
A record of 17 parties are also in track to enter the House of Representatives.
Protests against the re-election of Belarusian president Aliaksandr Lukashenka
city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy of incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte finishes first in the nation's general election.
Russian viral vector vaccine based on human adenovirus
1969 transport aircraft family by Antonov
United States (sporadic protests in other countries)
city in Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia
Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Russia)
economic, political, and social relations between the nations of the People's Republic of China and Iran
location where key leadership and coordination functions take place, often recognized as the central home for a disparate organization
It is the second school attack in Zamfara in two weeks.
act with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on a second party
upper house of the National Congress of Brazil
In addition, a 10,500-year-old weaving basket made of woven flowers is also found.
missile designed to be launched from ground or sea and attack targets on land or sea
The Indian government's Income Tax Department raids the residences of the founders of Phantom Films due to allegations of tax evasion.
These sanctions are Europe's first since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021
city in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
self-contained housing unit occupying part of a building
ongoing wave of civil unrest against systemic racism in the United States, 2020–2023
The trial of former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin begins in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Almost all buildings in the city are heavily damaged.
Southeastern and Northeastern United States
New Jersey reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
The European Union imposes sanctions against several officials in China for human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
international news agency headquartered in Paris
The Kachin Independence Army says that it attacked a police station in Kyaukgyi village-tract in Shwegu Township, Kachin State, injuring at least one officer. They claim that the police there are involved in killing civilians during the ongoing protests.
COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines
COVID-19-related curfews and lockdowns in the Philippines
U.S. President Joe Biden announces that Merck & Co.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says that it has investigated Britannia Hotels-owned holiday park operator Pontins after a whistleblower revealed Pontins had a blacklist of common Irish surnames to prevent Roma and Irish travelers from booking at its parks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the discrimination is "completely unacceptable".
association football club in Dundee, Scotland
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Cyprus
city in Alabama, United States of America
port located at the southern boundary of Suez Canal
President John Magufuli dies of heart complications, which are believed to have resulted from COVID-19. Vice President Samia Suluhu is expected to succeed him and become Tanzania's first female president.
NZT after no new community cases have been reported.
A semi-truck and an SUV collide; 25 people were in the SUV at the time of the crash.
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
supersonic combustion of an explosive material
heir apparent to the Swedish throne and eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf
1959 fighter aircraft family by Northrop
Kuwait's Cabinet decides to impose a curfew from 5:00 p.m.
social-liberal political party in the Netherlands
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iran
First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
bilateral relations between United States and Venezuela
form of capital punishment carried out publicly
Israeli citizens are also allowed to return to Israel without any special permissions.
North York City Centre, North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that the UK's nuclear weapon arsenal will increase from 180 to 260 warheads, and that the UK will shift its foreign policy focus to the Indo-Pacific region, while remaining committed to NATO.
It is the first time that Brazil has recorded more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19 in a single day.
set of terrorist acts or campaign committed by individuals or groups who profess or claim to profess Islamic or Islamist motivations or goals
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Sweden
city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England
An 8.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of New Zealand's North Island, initially prompting a tsunami warning. The earthquake was preceded by a 7.4 magnitude foreshock and followed by a 6.1 magnitude aftershock.
1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
United States top collegiate-level basketball tournament for 1986
international intergovernmental economic organization
Peter Dutton becomes Leader of the House, replacing Porter and Defence Minister, replacing Linda Reynolds, who was criticised for her handling of a rape allegation among her ministerial staff.
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes central Greece and is felt in neighbouring countries. Most of the damage is reported in the Greek region of Thessaly.
These measures will be enforced for the next three weeks following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
United Nations special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons says that efforts by the United States and Russia should be "focused and coherent" and complement peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. She also urges an end to the violence in the country.
They will also become the second team to reach the Final Four after starting in the First Four since the 2011 VCU Rams.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Maharashtra, India
members of United States president Joe Biden's Cabinet
For the second consecutive day, Brazil reports a record total of 3,950 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, thereby bringing the number of deaths to 321,515.
temporary leave of employees due to special needs of a company or employer
Hungary's ruling party Fidesz withdraws from the conservative European Parliament bloc European People's Party (EPP), after the EPP changed its rules to allow it to expel a party's entire delegation.
Meanwhile, a junta spokesman labels the protesters as "criminals" but refuses to elaborate.
current denomination of British currency
alliance of public service media entities
The government announces that the Greater Manila Area will be placed under enhanced community quarantine, which includes a curfew from 6:00 p.m.
organization that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade securities
These measures will begin on March 26 and will last for at least four weeks.
Prime Minister Robert Abela announces that the government will limit indoor gatherings to four households and will ban mass gatherings other than weddings and religious activities beginning tomorrow due to a record increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
holy month of fasting for Muslims, observed on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
North Dakota reports their first four cases of the California variant of SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, the state also reports seven cases of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2.
Igo, Shasta County, California Tehama County, California
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
lower house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
domesticated omnivorous even-toed ungulate
This also brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 702,856.
Cambodian politician and former military commander of Cambodia
signs an agreement with Novavax to begin commercial-scale production trials for Novavax's future vaccine.
lower house of the Spanish legislative branch
local time, in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
sovereign state situated on several islands in Southeast Asia
Minnesota reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in South Africa.
Balboa Park, San Diego, California, U.S.
Ten rockets hit the al Asad Airbase hosting US-led coalition forces in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq.
Belarus participation in the annual contest
Abiy says that Eritrean forces promised to leave the region as soon as Ethiopia's military was able to "control the border".
Person in charge at the Civil House of the Brazilian federal government
2021 accident in southern California that killed 13 people
The Labor Party wins the state election in Western Australia, in one of the biggest landslide victories in the country's history.
Washington (state) reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in Brazil.
A Eurocopter AS350B3 helicopter crashes into a glacier near Anchorage, Alaska, killing five people, including Czech billionaire Petr Kellner.
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
cultural city in Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Finland declares a state of emergency amidst an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province
Israel reopens restaurants, bars, and other entertainment venues for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
No supporting evidence for these allegations was offered outside of the taped testimony of a former colleague of Aung San Suu Kyi, Phyo Min Thein, who has been detained by the military since the coup began.
Georgia reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil.
A minibus and a trailer-truck collide on a highway near Atfih, Middle Egypt, killing 18 people and injuring five others. The truck driver has since been arrested.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New Mexico
Islamic terrorist group al-Shabaab publicly executes five people by firing squad for allegedly spying for the American and Somali intelligence agencies in Jilib, Middle Juba.
United States Compact of Free Association: Palau Marshall Islands Micronesia
Brexit controversy affecting the UK-Ireland border
air warfare branch of Brazil's armed forces
Twelve people are killed after soldiers open fire on protesters in Mandalay, Yangon, and Pyay.
Thirteen people are killed and eleven others are wounded in a traffic accident in Imperial County, California, US. A semi-truck and an SUV collide; 25 people were in the SUV at the time of the crash.
Hungarian-American business magnate, investor and philanthropist
Luzon, Philippines, including its associated islands
Date: May 26, 2020 – 2023 (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Syria begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19.
The European Commission grants the approval of single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for general use.
Lists of military aircraft of the United States
Defense Minister Diego Molano Aponte says that there were child soldiers present at the camp but declines to say if they were killed or state their ages.
the capital city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia
Indoor and outdoor arenas are required to limit capacity to 25% and 50% respectively for K-12 extracurricular activities.
discontinuation of usage of nuclear power for energy production
The Biden administration grants temporary protected status to Venezuelans living in the United States. The decision will allow thousands of Venezuelan migrants to stay and work legally in the U.S., and it will remain in effect for 18 months.
The Palestinian National Authority receives 61,440 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. 37,440 of the doses are the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the other 24,000 doses are the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
A volcano erupts south of ​Fagradalsfjall in Reykjanes, southwestern Iceland, according to the Meteorological Office.
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
North Dakota reports their first four cases of the California variant of SARS-CoV-2.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Mongolia
Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)
Western Australian state branch of the Australian Labor Party
Military's council formed after 2021 coup
polar continent in the Southern Hemisphere
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
transmission cable for carrying electric power below the surface of the water
Ongoing coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Iraq
protests by Indian farmers against three farm Acts
Three Palestinian fishermen are killed in an explosion off the coast of Gaza.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan removes Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in light of rising inflation and Shaikh's defeat in the recent Senate elections.
National public health agency of South Korea
Cyprus, Greece, and Israel sign an agreement to build the world's largest and deepest submarine power cable that will connect the three Mediterranean countries' power grids at a cost of about $900 million.
body exerting the executive power in France
4th President of Armenia, Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, one of the directors of Eurasia House, physicist, diplomat, politician (born 1953)
More than 114 anti-coup protesters are killed by the military as junta leader Min Aung Hlaing celebrates Armed Forces Day and promises to "protect people and strive for democracy".
15,000 fragments of about 850 scrolls from ancient Judaism
President of the Republic of the Congo (1997-present, 1979-1992)
2020 police murder of a black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
system used to detect tsunamis and issue warnings, which typically is made up of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communications infrastructure to issue timely evacuation alarms
The China National Space Administration and Roscosmos sign a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint lunar space station.
The death toll from yesterday's raids in Tahoua, Niger, rises to at least 137.
Matt Gaetz (R–FL) over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and violated federal sex trafficking laws by allegedly paying her to travel with him.
political elections for public offices in Afghanistan
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities
A lockdown will start on March 15 and last until April 6 for the Italian regions of Lombardy, Apulia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Piedmont, Lazio, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, and Marche, thereby bringing the total number of regions under lockdown in the country to 11. The Autonomous Province of Trento is also placed under a lockdown, while strict measures are imposed for eight more regions. Between April 3–5, the entire country will be placed under a lockdown.
upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
Type of warrant for law-enforcement entry to property in the USA
details of ongoing viral outbreak in South Africa
The United Kingdom reports 33 deaths in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily total since October 5.
organization that seeks to influence government policy and actions and be elected to directly take part on government or legislation
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
human settlement in Dungarpur district, Udaipur division, Rajasthan, India
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
Intercity travel is resumed, and small and large businesses have been allowed to reopen.
collective action by people in favor of a cause
The coup was foiled and the perpetrators were arrested.
town and union council in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
17th-century papal palace in the city of Castel Gandolfo, Italy
capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
standing body of PRC's National People's Congress
As the kidnap fails, the attackers fled and started shooting in the streets, killing twelve more people.
incident where some group is killed by another
autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark on world's largest island by the same name
all branches of national and regional governments of the Russian Federation
Civil rights groups also urged the PGA to pull the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
Seven students are killed in a railing collapse, sending people plummeting from a fourth-floor balcony on to an atrium floor during a student assembly at the Universidad Pública de El Alto, Bolivia.
Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé is the first person to receive the vaccine.
hospital ward that provides intensive care medicine
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a reshuffle of his Cabinet in light of recent controversies.
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
human mortality as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
American supermarket brand owned by Kroger in the Rocky Mountains
People's Republic of China province-level subdivision
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Vatican City
The Bucharest Metro stops operating as a result of a strike by the trade union of the metro. The government and Metrorex condemn the strike as illegal.
series of agreements to stop the war in Donbas
sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
The project is expected to be completed by 2024.
United States federal executive department
right-wing populist, in parts extreme right-wing political party in Germany
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Portugal
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces that Eritrean troops will withdraw from the Tigray Region after pressure mounted on them on accusations of human rights violations.
Cuartel Militar de Nkoantoma, Bata, Equatorial Guinea
lower house of the New York State Legislature
The government of Papua New Guinea approves the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
non-departmental public body in Great Britain
individual who provides medical treatments and health advice
Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004
large city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
FARC members continuing to fight since 2016
The amendments are widely seen as a move to further reduce the influence of the opposition pro-democracy camp in the wake of the widespread anti-government protests of 2019 and the electoral landslide of the 2019 District Council election.
collection of sculptures from the Athenian Acropolis in the British Museum
Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil)
ongoing viral pandemic in São Paulo state, Brazil
A series of protests in the United States and around the world occurred in 2020 in response to the killing.
List of ambassadors of Myanmar to the United Kingdom
head of state and of government in Zimbabwe
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Moldova
broad expanse of flat land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains
It is also believed that the storms could become the costliest weather disaster in the state's history.
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
The announcement came after a meeting with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.
head of state and head of government of Ghana
city and county seat of Erie County, New York, United States
The ADF is suspected to be behind the attack.
4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–20)
head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic
Pro-democracy activists launch a "garbage strike" in Yangon as rebel groups demand that the military stop the bloodshed or face retaliation.
bilateral relations between Australia and China
primary national police force in Afghanistan
At least 15 civilians are killed during a mass stabbing in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
115th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind by getting to the root of a problem and solving it once and for all via charitable aid or donations
human settlement in California, United States of America
American politician and activist (born 1941)
The United States House of Representatives votes 220–211 to pass the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which extends weekly jobless benefit payments of $300 until September, sends $1,400 checks to individuals, and funds other coronavirus relief programs for states and businesses.
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
district in Indramayu Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia
human right to practice, or not, a religion without conflict from governing powers
overview about the legality of euthanasia
substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute
pro-democracy demonstrations and other civil disobedience sparked by a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong
2020–2022 protests following the police murder of George Floyd
local time in Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado and Nakuru counties beginning tomorrow due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Operation that conducted by Indonesian National Police and Indonesian Military to defeat terrorist group Mujahidin Indonesia Timur
viral ongoing pandemic in Washington state, United States
Executive branch of the Armenian government
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Scotland, United Kingdom
unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea
ongoing political conflict over Catalan independence
The Defense Inspector General releases a report accusing the United States for failing to charge partner nations for the use of American military aircraft.
human settlement in United States of America
Date: 27 January 2020 – ongoing (3 years, 2 weeks and 3 days)
detention after charges are filed until a trial
According to the EU, the UK breached the Northern Ireland Protocol by unilaterally extending the grace period related to trade on the island of Ireland beyond April 1.
Speaker of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
elected member leading the meetings of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Fidesz's membership had been suspended since 2019 after it accused then-European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and philanthropist George Soros of conspiring to "flood" Europe with migrants during a national campaign.
President Uhuru Kenyatta announces a lockdown and curfew from 8:00 p.m.
automobile manufacturing plant in south Fremont, California
easterly region of the African continent
Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013
At least five security personnel and a driver are killed when Naxalites attack their bus with an IED as it crossed a bridge over a culvert in Chhattisgarh, India.
Security forces kill at least 54 anti-coup protesters in several cities, thirty-seven of whom were in Yangon.
The restrictions will begin at midnight tomorrow.
Those being interrogated include Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane, and Madhu Mantena.
Land-based branch of the Military of Myanmar
Hong Kong political faction in favour of universal suffrage
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
Head of the city of Kyiv, currently split into two offices
Cambodia reports its first death from COVID-19.
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Western United States, Southern Plains, Deep South, Northeastern United States, Atlantic Canada, British Isles, Iceland, Faroe Islands
Two of his daughters Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina also received vaccines when they took advantage of a visit to their father on February 6 and 7.
In college basketball, the UCLA Bruins advance to the Final Four as an 11th seed after defeating the Michigan Wolverines, becoming the fifth team to do so after LSU in 1986, George Mason in 2006, VCU in 2011, and Loyola–Chicago in 2018.
time zone, observed in India and Sri Lanka; UTC+05:30
He also says that those who carried out the rocket attack in Iraq will be held accountable.
human settlement in Newaygo County, Michigan, United States of America
Minister of Industries and Production Hammad Azhar is selected to replace him.
internment camps in Xinjiang Province, China, established by the Chinese Communist Party
The patient is a person from the Twin Cities area who became ill on January 24 and tested positive on January 29.
1998 peace pacts between the British, Irish, and Northern Irish governments to end the Troubles